押寶

Chinese

	detain in custody	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (押寶)	押	寶
simp. (押宝)	押	宝
alternative forms	壓寶／压宝

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yābǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚㄅㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yabǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹-pao³
  - Yale: yā-bǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iabao
  - Palladius: ябао (jabao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aat³ bou²
  - Yale: aat bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aat⁸ bou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ad³ bou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːt̚³ pou̯³⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ia⁶ bau³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠²⁴ pɒu̯⁴¹/

押⫽寶 (verb-object)

(gambling) to play a game in which players pick a spot on the table to bet on, and whoever makes the right guess of the outcome shown on the 寶 / 宝 (bǎo) gambling tool wins