環保

See also: 环保

Chinese

		bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
trad. (環保)		環	保
simp. (环保)		环	保

Etymology

Short for 環境保護／环境保护 (huánjìng bǎohù).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ bou²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khoân-pó / hoân-pó

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huang⁵ bo²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánbǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánbǎo
    • Wade–Giles: huan²-pao³
    • Yale: hwán-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanbao
    • Palladius: хуаньбао (xuanʹbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁴ bou²
    • Yale: wàahn bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ pou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-pó
    • Tâi-lô: khuân-pó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoanpoir
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuan¹³⁻²² po⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² po⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² po⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ pɤ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-pó
    • Tâi-lô: huân-pó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoanpoir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan²³⁻³³ pɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huan²⁴⁻¹¹ po⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: huang⁵ bo²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huâng pó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ po⁵²/

Noun

環保

1. environmental protection

Adjective

環保

1. environmentally friendly; eco-friendly; green

   環保產品／环保产品  ―  huánbǎo chǎnpǐn  ―  environmentally friendly product

   這款產品很環保。 [MSC, trad.]
   这款产品很环保。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn hěn huánbǎo. [Pinyin]

   This product is very environmentally friendly.

2. (Cantonese, slang, of sex) without a condom

Derived terms

• 環保吹／环保吹
• 環保袋／环保袋 (huánbǎodài)

 

References

• “Entry #50381”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.