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元寶

简元宝 · 繁元寶

Mandarin · pinyin yuán bǎo#

a silver or gold ingot
mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
a name for ancient currency
a rare genius

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán bǎo#

see 元寶區 Yuán bǎo Qū

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元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
寶: Look up this written character
宝: bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare

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2–3 · yuan2 bao3

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jyun4 bou2

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noun

(historical, numismatics) sycee; yuanbao (various gold and silver ingots used as currency in imperial China)
imitation sycee burnt as an offering as part of ancestral veneration (for Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival)
(Eastern Min) joss paper or other similar items used as a burnt offering in traditional Chinese veneration of the dead.

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