保身

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (保身)		保	身
simp. ^#(保身)		保	身

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎoshēn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoshēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoshen
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-shên¹
  - Yale: bǎu-shēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshen
  - Palladius: баошэнь (baošɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² san¹
  - Yale: bóu sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

Verb

保身

(literary) to protect oneself

Derived terms

明哲保身 (míngzhébǎoshēn)

Noun

保身

(～卦) A combination 四中 in the Lingqijing.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	身
ほ Grade: 5	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

保(ほ)身(しん) • (hoshin)

self-protection

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