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

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 Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-kui
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` 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/

Adjective

寶貴

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

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

to treasure; to value

Synonyms

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)

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