保險

See also: 保险

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	danger(ous); rugged
trad. (保險)		保	險
simp. (保险)		保	险

Etymology

Attestable in ancient Chinese texts. For the sense of "insurance", wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 保險(ほけん) (hoken).

Verb

保險

1. to assure; to guarantee

   我敢保險這是世界新紀錄。 [MSC, trad.]
   我敢保险这是世界新纪录。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gǎn bǎoxiǎn zhè shì shìjiè xīn jìlù. [Pinyin]

   I can assure you that this is the new world record.

2. (colloquial) to be bound to; to be sure to

   照我說的做，保險沒事。 [MSC, trad.]
   照我说的做，保险没事。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhào wǒ shuō de zuò, bǎoxiǎn méishì. [Pinyin]

   Do as I say and I am sure you will be fine.

3. (literary) to guard a strategic place; to defend a strategic pass

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 保險

1. safe; secure

   天氣忽冷忽熱，多穿點保險！ [MSC, trad.]
   天气忽冷忽热，多穿点保险！ [MSC, simp.]

   Tiānqì hūlěnghūrè, duō chuān diǎn bǎoxiǎn! [Pinyin]

   The weather is quite variable; please wear a bit more just to be safe!

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 保險

1. safety (mechanical device on a firearm)
2. insurance; indemnity (equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another in exchange for payment)

   保險額／保险额  ―  bǎoxiǎn é  ―  insurance coverage

   你的車上保險了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   你的车上保险了吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ de chē shàng bǎoxiǎn le ma? [Pinyin]

   Is your car insured?

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 保險

1. (obsolete, dialectal) certainly

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (保險):

• → Japanese: 保険(ほけん) (hoken)
• → Korean: 보험(保險) (boheom)
• → Vietnamese: bảo hiểm (保險)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	險
ほ Grade: 5	けん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

1. Kyūjitai form of 保険: insurance

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Korean

Hanja in this term
保	險

Noun

保險 • (boheom) (hangeul 보험)

1. Hanja form^? of 보험 (“insurance”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
保	險

Noun

保險

1. chữ Hán form of bảo hiểm (“insurance”).