1 treasured object

2 treasure

3 darling

4 baby

5 cowry

6 good-for-nothing or queer character

1 conpoy

2 dried scallop

1 decibel

1 envelope

2 outer shell

3 hull

4 cover

5 case

1 erhua variant: 宝贝 bǎo bèi

1 Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture

1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell

2 a crafty escape plan