保家衛國

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	to guard; to protect; to defend to guard; to protect; to defend; surname	country; state; nation
trad. (保家衛國/保家衞國)		保	家	衛/衞	國
simp. (保家卫国)		保	家	卫	国

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎojiāwèiguó

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² gaa¹ wai⁶ gwok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎojiāwèiguó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojiawèiguó
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-chia¹-wei⁴-kuo²
    • Yale: bǎu-jyā-wèi-gwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiaweygwo
    • Palladius: баоцзявэйго (baoczjavɛjgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² gaa¹ wai⁶ gwok³
    • Yale: bóu gā waih gwok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² gaa¹ wai⁶ gwok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² ga¹ wei⁶ guog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kaː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/

Idiom

保家衛國

1. to protect one's homes and defend one's country