保母

保母

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	female; mother
simp. and trad. (保母)		保	母

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎomǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² mou⁵

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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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      edit edit 保姆 保母

• 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

Noun

保母

1. Alternative form of 保姆 (bǎomǔ).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	母
ほ Grade: 5	ぼ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 保姆

Noun

保母 (hiragana ほぼ, rōmaji hobo)

1. (education) (female) nurse (a woman who takes care of other peoples’ young)