保姆

保姆

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	governess
simp. and trad. (保姆)		保	姆
variant forms		褓母 褓姆 保母

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎomǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² mou⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): pó-bú / pó-bó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: bǎomǔ [Phonetic: báomǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baomuu
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: bou² mou⁵
    • Yale: bóu móuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou² mou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou² mou⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 保姆 保母

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-bú
    • Tâi-lô: pó-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'buo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-bó
    • Tâi-lô: pó-bó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poy'boir
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

Noun

保姆

1. nursemaid; nanny; housekeeper; babysitter

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	姆
ほ Grade: 5	ぼ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

保姆 (hiragana ほぼ, rōmaji hobo)

1. Alternative form of 保母