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压宝

yā bǎo

2-character word Traditional 壓寶

What 压宝 means

1. variant of {押宝|yā bǎo}

The characters in 压宝

• 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)
• 宝bǎojewel; gem; treasure

Sounds the same

Read yā bǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 押宝to play yabao (a gambling game); (fig.) to gamble on; to take one's chance

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