貝貝

See also: 贝贝

Chinese

		cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish	cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
trad. (貝貝)		貝	貝
simp. (贝贝)		贝	贝

Etymology

"baby"

Phono-semantic match of English babe or baby. Influenced by 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi, “baby, babe”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bèibei

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ˙ㄅㄟ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Bèibei
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ˙ㄅㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bèibe̊i
  - Wade–Giles: Pei⁴-pei⁵
  - Yale: Bèi-bei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bey.bei
  - Palladius: Бэйбэй (Bɛjbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ b̥eɪ̯¹/

Noun

貝貝

(Internet slang) baby

Proper noun

貝貝

a diminutive name of the sort used for pets