# 寶寶
## Chinese
### Etymology

A diminutive of 寶／宝 (bǎo, “treasure, precious”) formed by reduplication.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bǎobao, bǎobǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄠ, ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bou$^2$ bou$^2$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): bo$^2$ bo$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bǎobao
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bǎobåo
*** Wade–Giles: pao$^3$-pao$^5$
*** Yale: bǎu-bau
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bao.bau
*** Palladius: баобао (baobao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥ɑʊ̯⁴/
** (Standard Chinese, variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bǎobǎo [Phonetic: báobǎo]
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bǎobǎo
*** Wade–Giles: pao$^3$-pao$^3$
*** Yale: bǎu-bǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobao
*** Palladius: баобао (baobao)
*** Sinological IPA : /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$保保 寶寶／宝宝
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bou$^2$ bou$^2$
*** Yale: bóu bóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bou$^2$ bou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: bou$^2$ bou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pou̯³⁵ pou̯³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bo$^2$ bo$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó pó
*** Sinological IPA : /po⁵²⁻³⁵ po⁵²⁻²¹/

### Noun

寶寶
* baby; newborn
       Wǒ de bǎobǎo jiào Wáng Xiǎoyún. [Pinyin]
       My baby’s name is Wang Xiaoyun.
* (endearing) darling; honey (often said of a child or lover); sweetheart
* (dialectal, endearing) silkworm
* (neologism, slang) item; merchandise; product

#### Synonyms

* (baby):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 嬰 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 嬰兒, 嬰孩 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 嬰孩兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 嬰兒, 寶寶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 嬰兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 娃娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 胎娃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 小毛娃兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 奶娃兒, 奶娃子, 奶娃娃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 毛頭伢, 毛頭, 毛毛伢, 毛毛, 伢伢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 嫩娃娃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 小每每, 小咕奶兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 小毛娃, 毛娃, 小寶寶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蘇蝦仔, 蘇蝦, 𤘅孲仔, BB仔, BB, 阿蝦, 臊妹, 嫩蚊仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | BB仔, BB, B, 蘇蝦仔, 蘇蝦, 𤘅孲仔, 蝦仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | BB仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蘇蝦仔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 毛蝦 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蘇蝦仔, BB, BB仔 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蘇蝦仔, 𤘅孲仔, BB仔, BB |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蘇蝦 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 毛伢子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 毛伢崽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 毛毛仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 孲𤘅仔, 孲𤘅 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 孲𤘅哩 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 孲𤘅仔 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 孲𤘅子 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 嫩仔 |
| Hakka | Changting | 孲𤘅子, 赤蝦子 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 孲𤘅子, 赤蝦子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 蝦毛子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 孲𤘅子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 伢人子, 毛伢子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 孲𤘅子, 赤蝦子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 赤伢 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 伢毛子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 孲𤘅仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 孲𤘅仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 孲𤘅, 孲𤘅仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 孲𤘅 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 孲𤘅仔, 孲𤘅 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿佅, 嬰仔 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 孲𤘅仔 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 細妹 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 小娃娃 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 小娃子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 𤘅仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 兒囝囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 嬰仔, 幼囝 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 嬰仔, 幼囝 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 幼囝 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 嬰囝 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 嬰仔, 嬰哥, 紅嬰仔, 紅嬰, 幼囝 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 紅嬰 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 紅嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 紅嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 紅嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 紅嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 紅嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 紅嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 嬰仔, 尾咪, 細囝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 嬰仔 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 毛毛崽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 孥囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 伲伲, 阿伲, 阿伲囝, 阿孥, 孥, 擁噯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | anak |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 儂 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 囝, 儂 intimate |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 丫囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 娃娃 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 小毛頭, 小小囡, 毛毛頭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 小小囡 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小毛頭, 毛毛頭, 血泡泡 |
| Wu | Danyang | 小毛毛, 毛毛 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 小毛頭兒, 小毛頭, 毛頭兒, 毛毛頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 奶花, 小毛頭, 毛頭奶花, 孲𤘅, 抱手 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 娒兒, 娒娒兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 王男 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 毛毛, 毛毛它, 毛它 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 毛毛唧, 毛毛 |
* (darling):
* 可愛／可爱 (kě'ài) (colloquial)
* 圞心／𪢮心 (lonn$^2$ sin$^1$) (Xiang)
* 圞心蒂子／𪢮心蒂子 (lonn$^2$ sin$^1$ di$^4$ zr) (Xiang)
* 寶貝／宝贝 (bǎobèi)
* 小心肝 (xiǎoxīngān) (figurative)
* 心肝 (xīngān) (figurative)
* 心肝寶貝／心肝宝贝 (xīngān bǎobèi)
* 甜心 (tiánxīn)
* 親愛的／亲爱的 (qīn'ài de)
* (silkworm):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蠶 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蠶 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蠶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蠶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蠶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蠶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蠶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蠶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蠶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蠶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蠶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蠶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蠶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蠶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蠶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蠶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蠶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蠶兒, 桑蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蠶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蠶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蠶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蠶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蠶兒, 蠶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蠶兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蠶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蠶子, 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蠶子, 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蠶子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蠶崽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蠶, 蠶蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蠶兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蠶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蠶子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶, 寶貝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蠶子, 蠶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蠶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蠶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蠶兒, 蠶寶寶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蠶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蠶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蠶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 蠶兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蠶蟲, 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蠶蟲, 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 蠶蟲, 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蠶蟲, 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蠶, 蠶蟲 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蠶蟲, 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蠶 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蠶 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蠶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蠶 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蠶蟲 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蠶仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蠶蟲 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蠶蟲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 蠶蟲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Changting | 蠶哩 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蠶子 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蠶仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蠶仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蠶仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蠶仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蠶蟲 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蠶 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蠶 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蠶 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蠶 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 蠶兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蠶, 蠶兒 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 蠶兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蠶 |
| Jin | Datong | 蠶兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蠶兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蠶兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蠶 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蠶 |
| Jin | Jining | 蠶 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蠶 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蠶 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蠶兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蠶 |
| Jin | Handan | 蠶 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蠶 |
| Jin | Suide | 蠶兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蠶仔 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 蠶仔 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 蠶仔 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 蠶仔 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 蠶仔 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 蠶蟲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蠶繭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 蠶囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 桑囝 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 蠶囝 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 蠶繭 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 蠶 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 蠶繭 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 桑蟲 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 蠶 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 蠶 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 絲蟲 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 娘仙, 娘 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 娘仔, 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 娘仔, 蠶貓仔 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 絲蟲 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 蠶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蠶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an (Sidu) | 蠶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an (Tingyang, Baiyang) | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an (Wenshan, Taiping) | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蠶仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蠶仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 娘仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 娘仔, 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 娘仔, 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蠶仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蟲 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 絲蟲 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蠶仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蠶 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蠶蟲, 蠶 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蠶仔蟲, 蠶仔 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 蠶仔 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 蠶仔 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蠶 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蠶蟲 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蠶蟲 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蠶 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 絲蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蠶, 蠶寶寶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蠶 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蠶, 蠶寶寶, 寶寶 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蠶寶寶 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蠶 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蠶寶寶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蠶, 蠶寶寶 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蠶兒 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蠶兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蠶子, 蠶 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蠶子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蠶子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蠶 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蠶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蠶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蠶屎蟲, 蠶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 蠶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蠶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 蠶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Songwei, Guitou) | 蠶 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 蠶絲蟲 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 桑蟲 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 蠶子龍 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 蠶蟲 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 蠶蟲 |

#### Derived terms

* 寶寶粉／宝宝粉 (bǎobaofěn)
* 寶寶裝／宝宝装
* 蠶寶寶／蚕宝宝 (cánbǎobǎo)

### Pronoun

寶寶
* (neologism, slang, humorous) a cute-sounding first-person pronoun usually used by females: I; me
       bǎobao xīnlǐ kǔ, dàn bǎobao bù shuō [Pinyin]
       I feel bitter, but I don't want to say [cute]
    嚇死本寶寶了！／吓死本宝宝了！ ― Xià sǐ běn bǎobao le! ― It frightened the pants off me. [cute]