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寶寶

简宝宝 · 繁寶寶

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo bao

darling; baby

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宝: bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare

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3–5 · bao3 bao5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 bou2

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

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noun

baby; newborn
(endearing) darling; honey (often said of a child or lover); sweetheart
(dialectal, endearing) silkworm
(neologism, slang) item; merchandise; product

pron

(neologism, slang, humorous) a cute-sounding first-person pronoun usually used by females: I; me

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