Cantonese Dictionary

保持力

bou2 ci4 lik6

Mandarin: bao3 chi2 li4

retentivity

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保持平衡

bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4

Mandarin: bao3chi2 ping2heng2

to maintain balance [written and colloquial]

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保持平衡之物

bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4 zi1 mat6

Mandarin: bao3 chi2 ping2 heng2 zhi1 wu4

an equilibrator

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保持平衡的

bou2 ci4 ping4 hang4 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 chi2 ping2 heng2 de5

equilibratory; libratory

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保持的

bou2 ci4 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 chi2 de5

[adj] keeping, kept, retentive, saving

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保持競爭優勢

bou2 ci4 ging6 zang1 jau1 sai3

Mandarin: bao3 chi2 jing4 zheng1 you1 shi4

retain its competitive edge

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保持美白

bou2 ci4 mei5 baak6

to protect one's fair complexion (by staying out of the sun)

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保持者

bou2 ci4 ze2

Mandarin: bao3 chi2 zhe3

Keeper; record-holder

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保持聯繫

bou2 ci4 lyun4 hai6

Mandarin: bao3 chi2 lian2 xi4

to contact (in order to maintain a relation)

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保時捷

bou2 si4 zit3

Porsche

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保暖

bou2 nyun5

Mandarin: bao3​ nuan3​

to stay warm; to protect against the cold

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保有

bou2 jau5

retain; have and hold

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保有時間

bou2 jau5 si4 gaan1*3

Mandarin: bao3 you3 shi2 jian1

tenure

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保母

bou2 mou5

nanny; babysitter

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保溫

bou2 wan1

Mandarin: bao3 wen1

heat conservation; heat preservation

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保溫器

bou2 wan1 hei3

Mandarin: bao3 wen1 qi4

an attemperator

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保溫杯

bou2 wan1 bui1

Mandarin: bao3 wen1 bei1

Simplified: 保温杯

Vacuum Flask | Thermos

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保溫水瓶

bou2 wan1 seoi2 ping4

a thermos

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保潔

bou2 git3

Mandarin: bao3 jie2

sanitation

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保潔箱

bou2 git3 soeng1

Mandarin: bao3 jie2 xiang1

litter-bin

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保濕

bou2 sap1

Mandarin: bao3 shi1

to keep moist or wet

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保爾

bou2 ji5

Mandarin: bao3 er3

Paul

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保甲制度

bou2 gaap3 zai3 dou6

Mandarin: bao3 jia3 zhi4 du4

the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households)

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保留

bou2 lau4

Mandarin: bao3 liu2

to reserve; to maintain (the status quo); to hold back (acceptance / approval); to continue to have; reservations

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保留的

bou2 lau4 dik1

Mandarin: bao3 liu2 de5

[adj] reserved, saving

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保皇

bou2 wong4

pro-Government

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保皇黨

bou2 wong4 dong2

Mandarin: bao3 huang2 dang3

royalists

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保磁性

bou2 ci4 sing3

Mandarin: bao3 ci2 xing4

retentivity

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保管

bou2 gun2

Mandarin: bao3 guan3

[1] to take of [2] surely; certainly

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保管人

bou2 gun2 jan4

Mandarin: bao3 guan3 ren2

a custodian, depositary, depository, keeper, trustee

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