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保鏢

保鏢

See also: 保镖

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	a throwing weapon; dart
trad. (保鏢)		保	鏢
simp. (保镖)		保	镖
alt. forms		保鑣／保镳

Noun

保鏢

Verb

保鏢

to act as a bodyguard
to be someone's protector

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎobiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² biu¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-pêu
Min Nan (POJ): pó-pio

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bǎobiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobiau
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    保鏢／保镖
    保鑣／保镳
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² biu¹
  - Yale: bóu bīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² biu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ piːu̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-pêu
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` beu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ beu¹
  - IPA: /po³¹ pe̯u²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-pio
  - Tâi-lô: pó-pio
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'pioy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɤ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pio⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɤ⁴⁴/