文房四寶 in Chinese

IPA: /wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mɐn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³³ pou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /bun²⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /bun²³⁻³³ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /bun²³⁻³³ paŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /mɐn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³³ pou̯³⁵/, /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/, /bun²⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/, /bun²³⁻³³ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/, /bun²⁴⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/, /bun²³⁻³³ paŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: wénfángsìbǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄅㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], man⁴ fong⁴ sei³ bou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], bûn-pông-sù-pó, bûn-pâng-sù-pó, wénfángsìbǎo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄅㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wúnfángsìhbǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wên²-fang²-ssŭ⁴-pao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wén-fáng-sz̀-bǎu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], wenfarngsyhbao [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], вэньфансыбао [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], vɛnʹfansybao [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], màhn fòhng sei bóu [Cantonese, Yale], man⁴ fong⁴ sei³ bou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], men⁴ fong⁴ séi³ bou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bûn-pông-sù-pó [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], bûn-pông-sù-pó [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], bunpongsuo'poir [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], bûn-pâng-sù-pó [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], bûn-pâng-sù-pó [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], bunpangsuo'poir [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 文房四宝 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 文房四寶

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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄅㄠˇ"
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      "zh-pron": "wén-fáng-sz̀-bǎu"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "вэньфансыбао"
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      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "màhn fòhng sei bóu"
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      "zh-pron": "man⁴ fong⁴ sei³ bou²"
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        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
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        "Tai-lo"
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        "Xiamen"
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        "Hokkien",
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        "Min-Nan"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Taipei"
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        "Min-Nan"
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      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³³ pou̯³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/"
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      "ipa": "/bun²³⁻³³ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/"
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        "Wade-Giles",
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      "zh-pron": "wên²-fang²-ssŭ⁴-pao³"
    },
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "wén-fáng-sz̀-bǎu"
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "wenfarngsyhbao"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "вэньфансыбао"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛnʹfansybao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "màhn fòhng sei bóu"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "man⁴ fong⁴ sei³ bou²"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "men⁴ fong⁴ séi³ bou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³³ pou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bûn-pông-sù-pó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bûn-pông-sù-pó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bunpongsuo'poir"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bun²⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bun²³⁻³³ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
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    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bûn-pâng-sù-pó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bûn-pâng-sù-pó"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bunpangsuo'poir"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bun²³⁻³³ paŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³³ pou̯³⁵/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bun²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ su¹¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bun²⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ po⁵³/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/bun²³⁻³³ pɔŋ²³⁻³³ su²¹⁻⁴¹ pɤ⁴¹/"
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"文房四寶" meaning in Chinese

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