寶愛

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (寶愛)		寶	愛
simp. (宝爱)		宝	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎo'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² oi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎo'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎo-ài
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-ai⁴
    • Yale: bǎu-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoay
    • Palladius: баоай (baoaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² oi³
    • Yale: bóu oi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² oi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² oi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ ɔːi̯³³/

Verb

寶愛

1. (literary) to cherish; to treasure; to love dearly

Synonyms

• 呵護／呵护 (hēhù)
• 寶惜／宝惜 (Hokkien)
• 心疼 (xīnténg)
• 愛惜／爱惜 (àixī)
• 愛憐／爱怜 (àilián)
• 愛護／爱护 (àihù)
• 愛錫／爱锡 (oi³ sek³) (Cantonese)
• 憐愛／怜爱 (lián'ài)
• 珍惜 (zhēnxī)
• 珍愛／珍爱 (zhēn'ài)
• 珍視／珍视 (zhēnshì)
• 珍重 (zhēnzhòng)
• 疼惜 (Hokkien)
• 疼愛／疼爱 (téng'ài)
• 顧惜／顾惜 (gùxī)