執到寶

Chinese

		execute (a plan); grasp	to (a place); until (a time); up to to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive	a jewel or gem; a treasure; precious
trad. (執到寶)		執	到	寶
simp. (执到宝)		执	到	宝
Literally: “to have picked up a treasure”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ dou^3-2 bou²

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zap¹ dou^3-2 bou²
  - Yale: jāp dóu bóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ dou^3-2 bou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeb¹ dou^3-2 bou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵ pou̯³⁵/

Verb

執到寶

(Cantonese) to have found something wonderful by chance

Synonyms

(Mandarin) 撿到寶／捡到宝

Derived terms

地上執到寶，問天問地攞唔到／地上执到宝，问天问地𫽋唔到

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