包治百病

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāozhìbǎibìng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠㄓˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baau¹ zi⁶ baak³ beng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāozhìbǎibìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠㄓˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baujyhbaebinq
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ piŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baau¹ zi⁶ baak³ beng⁶
  - Yale: bāau jih baak behng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baau¹ dzi⁶ baak⁸ beng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bao¹ ji⁶ bag³ béng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /päːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² päːk̚³ pɛːŋ²²/

Etymology 1

		to guarantee a cure; to be guaranteed to cure	all kinds of diseases and ailments; every illness
simp. and trad. (包治百病)		包治	百病

Idiom

包治百病

guaranteed to cure all illnesses; cure-all

Etymology 2

		bag	to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal	all kinds of diseases and ailments; every illness
simp. and trad. (包治百病)		包	治	百病

Pun of etymology 1.

Idiom

包治百病

(neologism, humorous) bags can cure all unhappiness

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