保密

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	secret; confidential; close secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
trad. (保密)		保	密
simp. #(保密)		保	密

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎomì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² mat⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pó-bi̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bo² mig⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎomì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎomì
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-mi⁴
    • Yale: bǎu-mì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baomih
    • Palladius: баоми (baomi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bou² mat⁶
    • Yale: bóu maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ mɐt̚²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 保密 寶物 / 宝物

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-bi̍t
    • Tâi-lô: pó-bi̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'bit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bit̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bo² mig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó mi̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /po⁵²⁻³⁵ mik̚⁴/

Verb

保⫽密 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to keep secret; to maintain secrecy; to be confidential; to not disclose

   保密及競業限制協議 [MSC, trad.]
   保密及竞业限制协议 [MSC, simp.]

   bǎomì jí jìngyè xiànzhì xiéyì [Pinyin]

   non-disclosure and non-competition agreement

   我們承諾保證您的信息絕對保密。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们承诺保证您的信息绝对保密。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen chéngnuò bǎozhèng nín de xìnxī juéduì bǎomì. [Pinyin]

   We promise to keep your information absolutely confidential.

   大姐還讓我們保什麼密？ [MSC, trad.]
   大姐还让我们保什么密？ [MSC, simp.]

   Dàjiě hái ràng wǒmen bǎo shénme mì? [Pinyin]

   What secret did big sister ask us to keep?

Derived terms

• 保密協議 / 保密协议 (bǎomì xiéyì)