守 (sau2 sau3 | shou3 shou4) : guard; look after; observe; remain

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守

sau2 sau3

shou3 shou4

[粵] sau2 | [國] shou3
[1] [v] guard; defend; garrison
[2] [v] look after; keep watch
[3] [v] observe; abide by; adhere to
[4] [v] remain; maintain; hold to

[粵] sau3 | [國] shou4
[n] [archaic] prefect

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Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 宀 (#40)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

守

This word has been viewed 8590 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Sep 2013 15:31

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嚴守 jim4 sau2 yan2 shou3 = to strictly maintain

保守 bou2 sau2 bao3 shou3 = to preserve; to guard; conservative

防守 fong4 sau2 fang2 shou3 = defend

留守 lau4 sau2 liu2 shou3 = stay behind

看守 hon1 sau2 kan1 shou3 = to guard, watch

保守黨 bou2 sau2 dong2 bao3 shou3 dang3 = the conservative party

保守主義 bou2 sau2 zyu2 ji6 bao3 shou3 zhu3 yi4 = conservatism

守衛 sau2 wai6 shou3 wei4 = to guard

守法 sau2 faat3 shou3 fa3 = to abide by the law

遵守 zeon1 sau2 zun1 shou3 = to comply with; to follow; to respect

駐守 zyu3 sau2 zhu4 shou3 = to man a post and defend

守夜 sau2 je6*2 shou3 ye4 = to stand night watch

死守 sei2 sau2 = defend to the last; obstinately cling to

保守派 bou2 sau2 paai1/3 bao3 shou3 pai4 = conservative faction/section

守龍門 sau2 lung4 mun4 = keep goal

保守的 bou2 sau2 dik1 bao3 shou3 de5 = backward-looking; conservative; old-fashioned; orthodox 國

保守地說 bou2 sau2 dei6 syut3 bao3 shou3 di4 shuo1 = to understate

保守秘密 bou2 sau2 bei3 mat6 bao3 shou3 mi4 mi4 = [n] secrecy; [v] to button one's lip, to keep secret

保守黨人 bou2 sau2 dong2 jan4 bao3 shou3 dang3 ren2 = a conservative (by political party association)

保守黨員 bou2 sau2 dong2 jyun4 bao3 shou3 dang3 yuan2 = a rightist ("right winger" conservative)

信守 seon3 sau2 xin4 shou3 = abide by; keep (promises, etc)

安分守己 on1 fan1 sau2 gei2 an1 fen4 shou3 ji3 = abide by the law and behave oneself; know one's place

思想保守 si1 soeng2 bou2 sau2 si1 xiang3 bao3 shou3 = [1] conservative thinking; [2] narrow-minded (in terms of [1])

守夜者 sau2 je6*2 ze2 shou3 ye4 zhe3 = night watchman

守時 sau2 si4 shou3 shi2 = punctual

守候 sau2 hau6 shou3 hou4 = abide

守恆 sau2 hang4 shou3 heng2 = conservation

保守派支配的 bou2 sau2 paai1 /3 zi1 pui3 dik1 bao3 shou3 pai4 zhi1 pei4 de5 = conservative-dominated 國

守財奴 sau2 coi4 nou4 = a miser

把守 baa2 sau2 ba3 shou3 = [v] to keep guard; to stand guard

持守 ci4 sau2 chi2 shou3 = maintain; guard

據守 geoi3 sau2 ju4 shou3 = entrenched in; guard

堅守 gin1 sau2 jian1 shou3 = to hold fast to; to stick to

固守 gu3 sau2 gu4 shou3 = adhere

守住 sau2 zyu6 shou3 zhu5 = to hold (a position)

守得雲開見月明 sau2 dak1 wan4 hoi1 gin3 jyut6 ming4 = every cloud has a silver lining

看守所 hon1 sau2 so2 kan4 shou3 suo3 = detention centre, "lockup"

防守反擊 fong4 sau2 faan2 gik1 fang2 shou3 fan3 ji1 = a defensive counterattack (common formation)

守護 sau2 wu6 shou3 hu4 = guard; defend; guardianship

守株待兔 sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 = wait for gain without pain

姣婆守唔到寡 haau4 po4 sau2 m4 dou2 gwaa2 = a sexually promiscuous woman can't remain a widow 粵

看守室 hon1 sau2 sat1 kan1 shou3 shi4 = a jailer's room; a gaoler's room

看守人 hon1 sau2 jan4 kan1 shou3 ren2 = watcher; watchman; guarder

守秩序 sau2 dit6 zeoi6 = to follow rules

墨守成規 mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1 = stubborn; to stick to established practises

守喪 sau2 song1 shou3 sang1 = wake (funerary ritual)

玩忽職守 wun6 fat1 zik1 sau2 wan2 hu1 zhi2 shou3 = dereliction of duty

守門員 sau2 mun4 jyun4 = goal keeper

守行為 sau2 hang4 wai4 = put on probation

簽保守行為 cim1 bou2 sau2 hang4 wai4 = be bound over; bind over

守墓人 sau2 mou6 jan4 = a gravekeeper (common formation)

奉公守法 fung6 gung1 sau2 faat3 feng4 gong1 shou3 fa3 = to be law-abiding

廝守 si1 sau2 si1 shou3 = to stay together; to take care of each other; to look out and wait upon each other

長相廝守 coeng4 soeng1 si1 sau2 chang2 xiang1 si1 shou3 = to be together forever with an ever increasing love for each other

守信 sau2 seon3 shou3 xin4 = to keep one's word; to be trustworthy; to keep a promise

恪守 kok3 sau2 ke4 shou3 = to scrupulously abide by

恪守信用者 kok3 sau2 seon3 jung6 ze2 ke4 shou3 xin4 yong4 zhe3 = a man of his word (common formation)

恪守信念 kok3 sau2 seon3 nim6 ke4 shou3 xin4 nian4 = to stand by one's convictions

以攻為守 ji5 gung1 wai4 sau2 yi3 gong1 wei2 shou3 = attack as a means of defence; use offense in order to defend

操守 cou3 sau2 cao1 shou3 = personal integrity

恪守不渝 kok3 sau2 bat1 jyu4 ke 4shou3 bu4 yu2 = unswervingly abide to sth. one has agreed on or promised

守護天使 sau2 wu6 tin1 si3 shou3 hu4 tian1 shi3 = guardian angel

守則 sau2 zak1 shou3 ze2 = rules, regulations

神不守舍 san4 bat1 sau2 se3 shen2 bu4 shou3 she4 = distracted; delirious; perturbed

守得秘密 sau2 dak1 bei3 mat6 shou3 de2 mi4 mi4 = able to keep a secret 粵

守身如玉 sau2 san1 jyu4 juk6 shou3 shen1 ru2 yu4 = preserve one's chastity

守恆定律 sau2 hang4 ding6 leot6 shou3 heng2 ding4 lu4 = [phys.] law of conservation, conservation law

擅離職守 sin6 lei4 zik1 sau2 shan4 li2 zhi2 shou3 = AWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term)

太守 taai3 sau2 tai4 shou3 = governor of a commandery

因循守舊 jan1 ceon4 sau2 gau6 yin1 xun2 shou3 jiu4 = to follow the beaten track; be very conservative

抱殘守缺 pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 bao4 can2 shou3 que1 = stick to the old way of doing things; be conservative

看守政府 hon1 sau2 zing3 fu2 kan1 shou3 zheng4 fu3 = caretaker government

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你守得秘密㗎係咪？粵
You can keep a secret, right?

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