báo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bao"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• bao — nonstandard

Romanization

báo (bao², Zhuyin ㄅㄠˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㼎
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嫑
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓟
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 窇
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薄
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 雹

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːu̯/

Noun

báo f pl

1. genitive plural of bó

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
báo	báo pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbáo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥]

• Audio (Hà Nội)

  (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 豹 (“leopard”). Doublet of beo.

Noun

(classifier con) báo

1. a leopard
2. (by extension) a spotted panther; a jaguar or a snow leopard
3. (by extension) a cheetah

Synonyms

• beo

Derived terms

• báo hoa mai (“leopard”)
• báo săn, báo ghê-pa (“cheetah”)
• báo sư tử, báo pu-ma (“cougar”)
• báo răng kiếm (“smilodon”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 報 (“to report; to tell”).

Verb

báo

1. to report; to tell

See also

Derived terms

• báo cáo
• thông báo

 

Noun

(classifier tờ) báo

1. newspaper
2. magazine

See also

Derived terms

• báo chí
• báo tin
• lều báo

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 報 (“to repay; to thank”).

Verb

báo

1. to repay someone;
2. (informal) to harm someone unintentionally; to cause trouble for someone

See also

Derived terms

• báo đáp
• báo hại
• báo thù

 

Adjective

báo

1. (colloquial) Refers to a trouble-maker, troll

See also

Derived terms

• báo thủ