丟卒保車

Chinese

		to lose; to put aside; to throw	die; soldier; abruptly die; soldier; abruptly; hurriedly	to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
trad. (丟卒保車)		丟	卒	保	車
simp. (丢卒保车)		丢	卒	保	车

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diūzúbǎojū

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄡㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ zeot¹ bou² geoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: diūzúbǎojū
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄡㄗㄨˊ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dioutzwubaojiu
  - IPA ^(key): /ti̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu¹ zeot¹ bou² geoi¹
  - Yale: dīu jēut bóu gēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ dzoet⁷ bou² goey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ zêd¹ bou² gêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡ʃɵt̚⁵ pou̯³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

丟卒保車

to sacrifice something of lesser importance to preserve something crucial

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