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  bou2   jyutping
  bao3   pinyin
[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: (#9)

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

This word has been viewed 17104 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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detail   gung1 bou2 gai1 ding1  gong1 bao3 ji1 ding1 = Kung Pao chicken: Szechuanese Chinese dish
detail  bou2 sau2  bao3 shou3 = to preserve; to guard; conservative
detail  bou2 zung6  bao3 zhong4 = take care of yourself (e. g. when saying goodbye)
detail  waan4 bou2  huan2 bao3 = eco-friendly
detail  li1 bou2   = a label (loanword)
detail  bou2 mou5   = nanny; babysitter
detail  do1 bou2 zung6  duo1 bao3 zhong4 = take good care of yourself
detail 退  cyun4 man4 teoi3 bou2  quan2 min2 tui4 bao3 = universal retirement protection
detail  bou2 sau2 dong2  bao3 shou3 dang3 = the conservative party
detail  bou2 sau2 zyu2 ji6  bao3 shou3 zhu3 yi4 = conservatism
See all 240 compounds (CantoDict reports 263 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 保
detail 你哋兄弟保重
You two take care of yourselves.
[Lit. you-[plural marker] two brothers take-care]
detail 保險箱裡便
The money's in the safe.
[Lit. the money at safe inside]
detail 係咪保險嗰啲
Is it those people who want to sell insurance?
detail 我哋環保所以唔好嘥電
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]
detail 保險箱裡便一盤水
There's a lot of money in the safe.
[Lit. safe inside have one-tray-water]
detail 注意地鐵車廂嚴禁飲食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.]
detail 重嘢時候保持姿勢正確
When moving heavy objects, (one) should maintain a correct posture.
[or "要保持正確嘅姿勢"]
detail 結賬嗰陣時計埋租金保險燈油火臘賺得幾多
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
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