主保

Chinese

		to own; to host; master to own; to host; master; lord; primary	to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
trad. (主保)		主	保
simp. #(主保)		主	保

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǔbǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu² bou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chú-pó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǔbǎo [Phonetic: zhúbǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǔbǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chu³-pao³
    • Yale: jǔ-bǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juubao
    • Palladius: чжубао (čžubao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyu² bou²
    • Yale: jyú bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzy² bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ju² bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː³⁵ pou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-pó
    • Tâi-lô: tsú-pó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zw'poir
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

Noun

主保

1. (Christianity) patron; patron saint

Derived terms

• 主保聖人／主保圣人 (zhǔbǎo shèngrén)