寶剎

Chinese

		a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious	to brake (car); Buddhist monastery or temple; a brief moment
trad. (寶剎)		寶	剎
simp. (宝刹)		宝	刹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎochà

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² saat³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎochà
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄔㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎochà
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-chʻa⁴
  - Yale: bǎu-chà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baochah
  - Palladius: баоча (baoča)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² saat³
  - Yale: bóu saat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² saat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² sad³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ saːt̚³/

Noun

寶剎

pagoda of a Buddhist temple
Buddhist temple
(honorific) your splendid temple

Synonyms

(Buddhist temple):

佛寺 (fósì) (Buddhist temple)
佛教堂 (Philippine Hokkien)
和尚寺 (Puxian Min)
宮廟 / 宫庙 (Hokkien, Teochew)
寺
寺廟 / 寺庙 (sìmiào)
尪廟 / 尪庙 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
山門 / 山门 (shānmén)
廟 / 庙 (miào)
廟宇 / 庙宇 (miàoyǔ)
廟寺 / 庙寺 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
梵宇 (fànyǔ) (literary, Buddhist temple)
禪寺 / 禅寺 (chánsì) (Buddhist temple)
禪房 / 禅房 (chánfáng) (Buddhist temple)
禪林 / 禅林 (chánlín) (Buddhist temple)
禪院 / 禅院 (chányuàn) (Buddhist temple)