保命

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	life; fate
trad. (保命)		保	命
simp. ^#(保命)		保	命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎomìng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² meng⁶, bou² ming⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-miang

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎomìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎomìng
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-ming⁴
  - Yale: bǎu-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baominq
  - Palladius: баомин (baomin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² meng⁶, bou² ming⁶
  - Yale: bóu mehng, bóu mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² meng⁶, bou² ming⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² méng⁶, bou² ming⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ mɛːŋ²²/, /pou̯³⁵ mɪŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-miang
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` miang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ miang⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /po³¹ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

保⫽命 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to save one's life; to survive
保命更重要。 ― Bǎomìng gèng zhòngyào. ― Saving (your) life is more important.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	命
ほう Grade: 5	めい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ho̞ːme̞ː]

Noun

保(ほう)命(めい) • (hōmei)

preserving one's life
longevity
long life

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