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預防

預防

See also: 预防 and 予防

Chinese

		to advance; in advance; beforehand to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
trad. (預防)		預	防
simp. (预防)		预	防

Verb

預防

to take precautions against; to prevent

Synonyms

防止 (fángzhǐ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yùfáng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ fong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yi-fòng
Min Nan (POJ): īr-hông / ū-hông / ī-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùfáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄈㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwfangr
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁶ fong⁴
  - Yale: yuh fòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ fong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²² fɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-fòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: i fongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ fong²
  - IPA: /i⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-fòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i fongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ fong²
  - IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-hông
  - Tâi-lô: īr-hông
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-hông
  - Tâi-lô: ū-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uxhoong
  - IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-hông
  - Tâi-lô: ī-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ixhoong
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³/