保墒

保墒

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
simp. and trad. (保墒)		保	墒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎoshāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² soeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǎoshāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄕㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoshang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou² soeng¹
    • Yale: bóu sēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² soeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² sêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

保墒

1. (agriculture) preservation of soil moisture