保息

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
trad. (保息)		保	息
simp. #(保息)		保	息

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎoxī, bǎoxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎosi
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-hsi¹
    • Yale: bǎu-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshi
    • Palladius: баоси (baosi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎosí
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-hsi²
    • Yale: bǎu-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshyi
    • Palladius: баоси (baosi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

Verb

保⫽息 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to guarantee interest against lost
2. (literary) to care for the people