神奇寶貝

Chinese

		magical; mystical; miraculous magical; mystical; miraculous; amazing; mysterious
trad. (神奇寶貝)		神奇	寶貝
simp. (神奇宝贝)		神奇	宝贝

Etymology

From 神奇 (shénqí, “magical”) + 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi, “treasures”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shénqí Bǎobèi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shénqí Bǎobèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shéncí Bǎobèi
  - Wade–Giles: Shên²-chʻi² Pao³-pei⁴
  - Yale: Shén-chí Bǎu-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shernchyi Baobey
  - Palladius: Шэньци Баобэй (Šɛnʹci Baobɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

神奇寶貝

Pokémon

Usage notes

In Taiwan, this term was used in all official translations of Pokémon media until 2016.

In Mainland China, official releases used this term from 2005 to 2010.

Synonyms

寶可夢／宝可梦 (Bǎokěmèng)
口袋妖怪 (Kǒudài Yāoguài)
寵物小精靈／宠物小精灵 (Chǒngwù Xiǎo Jīnglíng)

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