保身

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (保身)		保	身
simp. #(保身)		保	身

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎoshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² san¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoshen
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-shên¹
    • Yale: bǎu-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshen
    • Palladius: баошэнь (baošɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² san¹
    • Yale: bóu sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Verb

保身

1. (literary) to protect oneself

Derived terms

• 明哲保身 (míngzhébǎoshēn)

 

Noun

保身

1. (～卦) A combination 四中 in the Lingqijing.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	身
ほ Grade: 5	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

保(ほ)身(しん) • (hoshin) 

1. self-protection