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防災

防災

See also: 防灾

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	disaster; calamity
trad. (防災)		防	災
simp. (防灾)		防	灾

Verb

防災

to take precautions against natural disasters

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	災
ぼう Grade: 5	さい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

防災 ‎(hiragana ぼうさい, romaji bōsai)

disaster prevention, making preparations to avoid suffering in case of natural disasters

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): fángzāi

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄗㄞ
Min Nan (POJ): hông-chai

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: fángzāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄗㄞ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangrtzai
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-chai
  - Tâi-lô: hông-tsai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hongzay
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡saɪ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/