保家

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (保家)		保	家
simp. #(保家)		保	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎojiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-ke / pó-kee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎojiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojia
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-chia¹
    • Yale: bǎu-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojia
    • Palladius: баоцзя (baoczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-ke
    • Tâi-lô: pó-ke
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'kef
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-kee
    • Tâi-lô: pó-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/

Verb

保家

1. (literary) to protect one's family or home

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 保家

1. (Southern Min) guarantor; sponsor
2. (Southern Min) bailor; bondsman
3. (Mainland China Hokkien) insurance; guarantee
4. (Mainland China Hokkien) registered mail

Synonyms

• (guarantor):

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• 保 (bǎo) (literary, or in compounds)
• 保人 (bǎorén)
• 保家人 (Hokkien)
• 保山 (bǎoshān) (literary)
• 保證人／保证人 (bǎozhèngrén)
• 擔保人／担保人 (dānbǎorén)

 

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Thai: โปเก