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保薦

保薦

See also: 保荐

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	recommend (a person)
trad. (保薦)		保	薦
simp. (保荐)		保	荐

Verb

保薦

(literary) to recommend someone for promotion

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎojiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² zin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bǎojiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiann
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    保健
    保薦／保荐
    寶劍／宝剑
    寶鑑／宝鉴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² zin³
  - Yale: bóu jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² dzin³
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ t͡siːn³³/