寶貴

See also: 宝贵

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	expensive; noble; your (name) expensive; noble; your (name); precious
trad. (寶貴)		寶	貴
simp. (宝贵)		宝	贵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎoguì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² gwai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-kui
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pó-kùi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bo² gui³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoguì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoguèi
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-kuei⁴
    • Yale: bǎu-gwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoguey
    • Palladius: баогуй (baoguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² gwai³
    • Yale: bóu gwai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² gwai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² guei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-kui
    • Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˋ gui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ gui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /po³¹ ku̯i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-kùi
    • Tâi-lô: pó-kuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'kuix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bo² gui³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó kùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /po⁵²⁻³⁵ kui²¹³/

Adjective

寶貴

1. valuable; precious; valued

   請多提寶貴意見。 [MSC, trad.]
   请多提宝贵意见。 [MSC, simp.]

   Qǐng duō tí bǎoguì yìjiàn. [Pinyin]

   Your valued feedback is most welcome.

   知識分子是國家的寶貴財富。 [MSC, trad.]
   知识分子是国家的宝贵财富。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhīshifènzǐ shì guójiā de bǎoguì cáifù. [Pinyin]

   Educated people are valuable assets to the country.

Synonyms

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• 值銅鈿／值铜钿 (⁸zeq ⁶don-di) (Wu)
• 值錢／值钱 (zhíqián)
• 可貴／可贵 (kěguì)
• 名貴／名贵 (míngguì)
• 抵錢／抵钱 (dai² cin^4-2) (Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang)
• 有價值／有价值 (yǒujiàzhí)
• 珍奇 (zhēnqí)
• 珍貴／珍贵 (zhēnguì)
• 甘貴／甘贵 (gan¹ guei⁴) (Xiang)
• 矜貴／矜贵 (jīnguì) (literary)
• 貴重／贵重 (guìzhòng)
• 金貴／金贵 (jīnguì)
• 高貴／高贵 (gāoguì)

 

Verb

寶貴

1. to treasure; to value

Synonyms

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• 器 (qì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 器重 (qìzhòng) (a junior or subordinate)
• 契重 (qìzhòng) (literary)
• 寶重／宝重 (bǎozhòng)
• 把焦點放在／把焦点放在 (bǎ jiāodiǎn fàng zài)
• 正視／正视 (zhèngshì)
• 注重 (zhùzhòng)
• 看重 (kànzhòng)
• 重視／重视 (zhòngshì)
• 關切／关切 (guānqiè)
• 關心／关心 (guānxīn)
• 關懷／关怀 (guānhuái)
• 關注 (guānzhù)