寶藏

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate
trad. (寶藏)		寶	藏
simp. (宝藏)		宝	藏

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎozàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄗㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² zong⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-chhòng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-chōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎozàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄗㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎozàng
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-tsang⁴
    • Yale: bǎu-dzàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baotzanq
    • Palladius: баоцзан (baoczan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² zong⁶
    • Yale: bóu johng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dzong⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² zong⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-chhòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo` congˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ cong²
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-chōng
    • Tâi-lô: pó-tsōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poyzong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/

Noun

寶藏

1. (mineralogy) precious mineral deposits
2. (figurative) treasure; valuable object; masterpiece

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎocáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎocáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄘㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎocáng
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-tsʻang²
    • Yale: bǎu-tsáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baotsarng
    • Palladius: баоцан (baocan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/

Verb

寶藏

1. (literary) to collect (rare books, art treasures, etc.)

Synonyms

• 保藏 (bǎocáng)
• 儲藏／储藏 (chǔcáng)
• 庋藏 (literary)
• 收囥 (Hokkien)
• 收藏 (shōucáng)
• 珍藏 (zhēncáng)
• 貯囥／贮囥 (Hokkien)
• 貯藏／贮藏 (zhùcáng)