There are two interpretations of this word. The first explanation regards "Bao" and "Bei" as nouns, and "Bao" is a combination of nouns and nouns. The "treasure" here refers to collectibles, especially porcelain collectibles, especially collectibles that can be bought and sold; "Shell" means "coin" and "treasure" can be understood as "collectibles and coins". The second explanation regards "Bao" as an adjective, meaning "precious"; Understand "shellfish" as a noun. "Baby" is a formal phrase. This radical phrase means "precious shells".

1. Rare shells.

Han Juegan's "Litigation against the Great Animal Art Forest": "If you peck at a pawn, you will worry about a pawn, you will lose my treasure, and your wife and concubine will lose their position." Selected Works of Huamu: "There are too many treasures, which are the pearls of Sui and Tang Dynasties." Shan Li was quoted as saying: "Zhou moved King Wen to and wanted to kill him one day. Therefore, Taidian, Sanyisheng and Nangong belong to their families, and they are given big shells in the water to be Xibo. " Tang Feng Zhi's Yunxian Miscellaneous Notes (Volume 9): "Li Deyu is extravagant. Every time he eats a piece of soup, it costs about 30,000 yuan. The pearls and jade treasures are realgar cinnabar, and the juice is boiled. "

2. Exotic things.

The Five Dynasties' Ci for Money: "Taiyi meets Tianhe, and Jinhua has many treasures. County magistrate 66, I won't go anywhere else. " "Jingdezhen Dengchuan Lu Shi Monk": "I have no treasure in the grass temple, and I can sleep quickly after eating. When it is mature, it will be thatched, and when it is broken, it will be thatched. " Qing Li wrote in Happy Reunion Robbery: "Where are all these gold and silver treasures hidden?" Ba Jin's Satin III: "Unlike you young people, you hold your wife as a treasure."

3. Nickname of lover. More refers to the younger generation.

Episodes 2 and 3 of A Dream of Red Mansions: "The grandmother had to comfort him and say,' Good baby, just go, I'm here.' Xu Jie remarries: "The baby is so smart, and the father is in bed." She casually stroked the skirt on her chest, held her daughter in her arms and stood up by herself. "

4. Love.

Song Zhi's hometown: "He has long forgotten what his mother looks like and how his mother loves him." People's Literature, No.7, 198 1: "His mother died when he was a child, and his grandmother loved him the most."

5. Joke or insult people.

Mao Dun's Midnight 18: "Lao Liu is also the No.1 treasure." Ding Gong, a cripple: "Everyone else stopped talking, but they all smiled and blinked at his every move, as if to say,' What about your baby today?' "