Cantonese Dictionary

保健

bou2 gin6

Mandarin: bao3 jian4

healthcare

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保健中心

bou2 gin6 zung1 sam1

Mandarin: bao3jian4 zhong1xin1

health centre; wellness centre [written and colloquial]

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保健按摩

bou2 gin6 on3 mo1

Mandarin: bao3 jian4 an4 mo2

therapeutic massage

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保健政策

bou2 gin6 zing3 caak3

health-care policy

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保健法

bou2 gin6 faat3

Mandarin: bao3 jian4 fa3

hygiene

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保健食品

bou2 gin6 sik6 ban2

Mandarin: bao3 jian4 shi2 pin3

Health Food

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保全

bou2 cyun4

Mandarin: bao3 quan2

conservation; maintenance; preservation; rescue; saving

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保全面子的

bou2 cyun4 min6 zi2 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 quan2 mian4 zi3 de5

face-saving

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保加利亞人

bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jan4

Mandarin: Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 ren2

Simplified: 保加利亚人

Bulgarians

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保加利亞的

bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 de5

[adj] Bulgarian

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保加利亞語

bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jyu5

Mandarin: Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 yu3

Simplified: 保加利亚语

Bulgarian [language]

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保單

bou2 daan1

Mandarin: bao3 dan1

a guarantee slip; an insurance policy

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保單週年日

bou2 daan1 zau1 nin4 jat6

policy anniversary date

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保墒

bou2 soeng1

Mandarin: bao3 shang1

preservation of soil moisture

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保外就醫

bou2 ngoi6 zau6 ji1

Mandarin: bao3 wai4 jiu4 yi1

medical parole, (of a prisoner) released for medical treatment

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保姆車

bou2 mou5 ce1

Mandarin: bao3 mu3 che1

Simplified: 保姆车

privately operated mini school bus or van | vehicle for celebrities, usually a MPV or minivan

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保存

bou2 cyun4

Mandarin: bao3 cun2

to preserve; to keep; to save (computer lang.)

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保存性的

bou2 cyun4 sing3 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 cun2 xing4 de5

[adj] conservatory

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保存期

bou2 cyun4 kei4

Mandarin: bao3 cun2 qi1

shelf life

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保存的

bou2 cyun4 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 cun2 de5

[adj] keeping, preservative

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保存的標本

bou2 cyun4 dik1 biu1 bun2

Mandarin: bao3 cun2 de5 biao1 ben3

preserved specimen

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保存者

bou2 cyun4 ze2

Mandarin: bao3 cun2 zhe3

a preserver

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保存良好的

bou2 cyun4 loeng4 hou2 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 cun2 liang2 hao3 de5

well-preserved

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保守

bou2 sau2

Mandarin: bao3 shou3

to preserve; to guard; conservative

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保守主義

bou2 sau2 zyu2 ji6

Mandarin: bao3 shou3 zhu3 yi4

conservatism

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保守地說

bou2 sau2 dei6 syut3

Mandarin: bao3shou3 di4 shuo1

Simplified: 保守地说

conservatively speaking; to understate [written and colloquial]

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保守派

bou2 sau2 paai1/3

Mandarin: bao3 shou3 pai4

conservative faction/section

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保守派支配的

bou2 sau2 paai1 /3 zi1 pui3 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 shou3 pai4 zhi1 pei4 de5

conservative-dominated

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保守的

bou2 sau2 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 shou3 de5

backward-looking; conservative; old-fashioned; orthodox

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保守秘密

bou2 sau2 bei3 mat6

Mandarin: bao3 shou3 mi4 mi4

[n] secrecy; [v] to button one's lip, to keep secret

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