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粵語辭叢

元寶

jyun4 bou2included in 2 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord

中國古代貨幣嘅一種,由銀或者金鑄造;亦都可以泛指中國古代嘅錢 (an ancient currency of China, made using silver or gold)

名詞

Examples

清明嗰陣我哋會摺啲紙元寶去燒。

cing1 ming4 go2 zan2 ngo5 dei6 wui5 zip3 di1 zi2 jyun4 bou2 heoi3 siu1.

During Ching Ming Festival, we would make some Chinese gold money origami and burn it for our ancestors.

維基辭典YueWord

Original phonetic: /jyːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/

01

sycee; yuanbao (various gold and silver ingots used as currency in imperial China)

02

imitation sycee burnt as an offering as part of ancestral veneration (for Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival)

03

joss paper or other similar items used as a burnt offering in traditional Chinese veneration of the dead.