預備

See also: 豫備 and 予備

Chinese

		to advance; in advance; beforehand to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip
trad. (預備)		預	備
simp. (预备)		预	备
alternative forms		豫備／豫备

Etymology

Taiwanese Min Nan pronunciations of ió-bih, iú-bih are from Japanese 預備(よび) (yobi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùbèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ bei⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yi-phi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ū-pī / īr-pī / ī-pī / ió-bih / iú-bih

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùbèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùbèi
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-pei⁴
    • Yale: yù-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhbey
    • Palladius: юйбэй (jujbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ bei⁶
    • Yale: yuh beih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ bei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ béi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² pei̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-phi
    • Hakka Romanization System: i pi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ pi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i⁵⁵ pʰi⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-phi
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i pi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ pi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ pʰi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-pī
    • Tâi-lô: ū-pī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxpi
    • IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ pi³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ pi²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-pī
    • Tâi-lô: īr-pī
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² pi⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-pī
    • Tâi-lô: ī-pī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ixpi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ pi³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ pi²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ió-bih
    • Tâi-lô: ió-bih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioy'biq
    • IPA (Taipei): /io⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iú-bih
    • Tâi-lô: iú-bih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iw'biq
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

Verb

預備

1. to prepare; to get ready; to make ready

   各就各位，預備，跑！ [MSC, trad.]
   各就各位，预备，跑！ [MSC, simp.]

   Gèjiùgèwèi, yùbèi, pǎo! [Pinyin]

   On your marks, get set, go!

2. (literary) to guard against; to take precautions against

Synonyms

• (to prepare): (Classical Chinese) 商量 (shāngliàng), 醞釀／酝酿 (yùnniàng), 準備／准备 (zhǔnbèi)
• (to guard against):

(deprecated template usage)

• 免除 (miǎnchú)
• 嚴防／严防 (yánfáng)
• 戒備／戒备 (jièbèi)
• 提防
• 謹防／谨防 (jǐnfáng)
• 避 (bì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 避免 (bìmiǎn)
• 防 (fáng)
• 防備／防备 (fángbèi)
• 防止 (fángzhǐ)
• 防範／防范 (fángfàn)
• 阻止 (zǔzhǐ)
• 預防／预防 (yùfáng)

 

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
預	備
よ Grade: 6	び Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

預(よ)備(び) • (yobi) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 予備