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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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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 = conservatism See 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.] |