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[1] [v] protect; guard; safeguard; shelter; defend [2] [v] be responsible; guarantee; insure [3] [n] waiter; tender [4] [v] care for [5] [v] keep; maintain [6] [v] stand guarantor or surety for someone [7] an official post in ancient China Stroke count: 9
Level: 3
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 20010 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 |
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宮保雞丁
gung1 bou2 gai1 ding1 = Kung Pao chicken: Szechuanese Chinese dish
保守
bou2 sau2 = to preserve; to guard; conservative
保重
bou2 zung6 = take care of yourself (e. g. when saying goodbye)
環保
waan4 bou2 = eco-friendly
呢保
li1 bou2 = a label (loanword)
保母
bou2 mou5 = nanny; babysitter
多保重
do1 bou2 zung6 = take good care of yourself
全民退保
cyun4 man4 teoi3 bou2 = universal retirement protection
保守黨
bou2 sau2 dong2 = the conservative party
保守主義
bou2 sau2 zyu2 ji6 = conservatismSee all 240 compounds (CantoDict reports 263 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 8 examples containing 保
我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥電同水 粵
We need to protect the environment, so don't waste water and electricity. [You can interpolate a 咁多 with the added meaning of "so much" in between the verb and object. 我哋要環保，所以唔好嘥咁多電同水]
請注意，地鐵車廂內嚴禁飲食，請保持車廂清潔衛生，多謝合作
Please remember. No eating or drinking on MTR trains. Help us keep them fresh, clean and tidy. Thank you! [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,132183 It's supposed to be a MTR announcement, but the wordings are not exactly the same.] |
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Decimal representation of this word: 保
Unicode code for this character: U+4FDD (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 保
Unicode code for this character: U+4FDD (off-site link)
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