保健

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	healthy
trad. (保健)		保	健
simp. #(保健)		保	健
anagram		健保

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎojiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² gin⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-kiān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎojiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojiàn
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-chien⁴
    • Yale: bǎu-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiann
    • Palladius: баоцзянь (baoczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 保健 保薦／保荐 寶劍／宝剑 寶鑑／宝鉴

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² gin⁶
    • Yale: bóu gihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² gin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² gin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kiːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-kiān
    • Tâi-lô: pó-kiān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'kien
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn³³/

Verb

保健

1. to maintain one's health; to preserve health

Derived terms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	健
ほ Grade: 5	けん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほけん [hòkéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞kẽ̞ɴ]

• Homophone: 保険

Noun

保(ほ)健(けん) • (hoken) 

1. (medicine) health care; sanitation; hygiene