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保佑

保佑

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	bless; protect
simp. and trad. (保佑)		保	佑

Verb

保佑

to bless (and protect); to be safeguarded

上帝保佑你！ ― Shàngdì bǎoyòu nǐ! ― God bless you!

我明天要考試了，保佑我吧！ [MSC, trad.]

我明天要考试了，保佑我吧！ [MSC, simp.]

Wǒ míngtiān yào kǎoshì le, bǎoyòu wǒ ba! [Pinyin]

I have an exam tomorrow - wish me luck!

See also

賜福／赐福 (cìfú)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎoyòu

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² jau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-yu
Min Nan (POJ): pó-iū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎoyòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoyow
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² jau⁶
  - Yale: bóu yauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² jau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ jɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-yu
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` iu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ yiu⁴
  - IPA: /po³¹ i̯u⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-yu
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` (r)iu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ yiu⁴
  - IPA: /po³¹ (j)i̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-iū
  - Tâi-lô: pó-iū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poyiu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³/