元寶 [－宝]

Jyutping jyun4 bou2
Pinyin yuán bǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Yuanbao district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning
  2. a silver or gold ingot
  3. mock ingot (burnt as offering in worship)
  4. a name for ancient currency
  5. a rare genius
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    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
    • 清明嗰陣我哋會摺啲紙元寶去燒。
      清明𠮶阵我哋会折啲纸元宝去烧。
      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.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, historical
    sycee; yuanbao (various gold and silver ingots used as currency in imperial China)
  2. noun
    imitation sycee burnt as an offering as part of ancestral veneration (for Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    折元宝
    摺元寶
    zip3 jyun4 bou2
    • to fold an origami sycee
  2. Cantonese
    帮我买两份元宝，一份当天，一份地主，听日开工用嚟拜神。
    幫我買兩份元寶，一份當天，一份地主，聽日開工用嚟拜神。
    bong1 ngo5 maai5 loeng5 fan6 jyun4 bou2, jat1 fan6 dong1 tin1, jat1 fan6 dei6 zyu2, ting1 jat6 hoi1 gung1 jung6 lai4 baai3 san4
    • Please help me buy two packs of ceremonial paper money offerings: one for the sky, and one for the earth. I will need them for worship at the project's opening ceremony tomorrow.
  3. Cantonese
    扫墓𠮶阵，小祝烧啲元宝蜡烛香畀祝叔叔。
    掃墓嗰陣，小祝燒啲元寶蠟燭香畀祝叔叔。
    • While tomb sweeping, Little Jok burnt some paper money, candle and incense for Uncle Jok.
  4. Cantonese
    扫墓𠮶阵，小祝烧啲元宝蜡烛畀祝叔叔。
    掃墓嗰陣，小祝燒啲元寶蠟燭畀祝叔叔。
    sou3 mou6 go2 zan6, siu2 zuk1 siu1 di1 jyun4 bou2 bei2 zuk1 suk1 suk1.
    • While tomb sweeping, Little Jok burnt some paper money and candle for Uncle Jok.
  5. Cantonese
    清明𠮶阵我哋会折啲纸元宝去烧。
    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.