保你大
Chinese
[edit]to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard |
you | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (保你大) | 保 | 你 | 大 | |
| simp. #(保你大) | 保 | 你 | 大 | |
| Literally: “protect you until you grow up”. | ||||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou2 nei5 daai6
- Yale: bóu néih daaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou2 nei5 daai6
- Guangdong Romanization: bou2 néi5 dai6
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ taːi̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]保你大 (Cantonese)
- I surrender; you win (Used to express defeat even though one is not convinced of the opposing arguments)