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包

Mandarin · pinyin bāo#

Mandarin · pinyin Bāo#

surname Bao

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包: bāo · wrap, pack, bundle; package

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baau1

Cantonese word readings for 包. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to wrap up; to enwrap; to bundle up
to make a wrapped item
to include; to encompass
to cover; to place under cover
to surround
to undertake (a task, a job, a project, etc.)
to assure; to ensure; to guarantee
to reserve or dedicate for a specific purpose
to hire (a lover)
(Malaysia, Singapore, slang) short for 打包 (dǎbāo, “to take away (food)”)
bundle; bunch
parcel; package
bag; sack
bump; swelling
yurt
(food) baozi
(food) bun; bread (any small baked good)
(software) package
(networking) packet
(slang) compensation package
(often derogatory) Suffix used to derive appellations for people with a particular characteristic.
Classifier for packs or bags.
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(xiangqi) alternative form of 砲 (“cannon (on the black side)”)

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 庖 (páo, “kitchen”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) original form of 匏 (páo, “bottle gourd”)

character · Etymology 4

only used in 包來／包来

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