保本

保本

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (保本)		保	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎoběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǎoběn [Phonetic: báoběn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobeen
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǎoběnr [Phonetic: báoběnr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobeel
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

保本

1. to break even; to be not at a loss