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守
sau3
Mandarin: shou3
Definitions
  1. 1 part of the title for officials in ancient times
  2. 2 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 守
簽保守行為
cim1 bou2 sau2 hang4 wai4
be bound over; bind over; be on probation
固守
gu3 sau2
adhere
失守
sat1 sau2
loss of control or commanding rights; fall into enemy hands
守候
sau2 hau6
abide
守門員
sau2 mun4 jyun4
goal keeper
看守政府
hon1 sau2 zing3 fu2
caretaker government/administration
守衛
sau2 wai6
to guard
保守行為
bou2 sau2 hang4 wai4
conservative behaviour; a binding over [written and colloquial]
廝守
si1 sau2
to stay together; to take care of each other; to look out and wait upon each oth
擅離職守
sin6 lei4 zik1 sau2
AWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term); be absent from one's post without pe
嚴守
jim4 sau2
to strictly maintain
奉公守法
fung6 gung1 sau2 faat3
to be law-abiding
守夜
sau2 je2
[[to keep; to guard; to remain; to observe]] a dog (OS).
姣婆守唔到寡
haau4 po4 sau2 m4 dou2 gwaa2
it means it is hard to change people's personality; literally: a sexually promis
守秩序
sau2 dit6 zeoi6
to follow rules
守恆
sau2 hang4
conservation
保守黨員
bou2 sau2 dong2 jyun4
a rightist ("right winger" conservative)
保守地說
bou2 sau2 dei6 syut3
conservatively speaking; to understate [written and colloquial]
守龍門
sau2 lung4 mun4
Goal-keeper
保守主義
bou2 sau2 zyu2 ji6
conservatism
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