保險

See also: 保险

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	danger (ous); rugged
trad. (保險)		保	險
simp. (保险)		保	险

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎoxiǎn
(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² him²
Gan (Wiktionary): bau³ xien³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-hiám
Min Bei (KCR): bǎu-hǐng
Min Dong (BUC): bō̤-hiēng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): pó-hiám
(Teochew, Peng'im): bo² hiam²
Wu (Wiktionary): pau xi (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoxiǎn [Phonetic: báoxiǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎosiǎn
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-hsien³
  - Yale: bǎu-syǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baoshean
  - Palladius: баосянь (baosjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕjɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² him²
  - Yale: bóu hím
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² him²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² him²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ hiːm³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bau³ xien³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau²¹³⁻²⁴ ɕiɛn²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-hiám
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo` hiam`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ hiam³
  - Sinological IPA: /po³¹ hi̯am³¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǎu-hǐng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pau²¹ xiŋ²¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bō̤-hiēng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po³³⁻³⁵ ^(h-)ieŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-hiám
  - Tâi-lô: pó-hiám
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'hiarm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bo² hiam²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pó hiám
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /po⁵²⁻³⁵ hiam⁵²⁻²¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: pau xi (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔ³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /pɑu^X hˠiᴇm^X/

Rime
Character	保	險
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	鹽 (154)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	博抱切	虚檢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pɑu^X/	/hˠiᴇm^X/
Pan Wuyun	/pɑu^X/	/hᵚiɛm^X/
Shao Rongfen	/pɑu^X/	/xiæm^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/paw^X/	/hjiam^X/
Li Rong	/pɑu^X/	/xjɛm^X/
Wang Li	/pɑu^X/	/xĭɛm^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/pɑu^X/	/xi̯ɛm^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bǎo	xiǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bou²	him²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤuʔ qʰr[a]mʔ/
(Zhengzhang): /*puːʔ qʰramʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	保	險	險
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bǎo	xiǎn	xiǎn
Middle Chinese	‹ paw^X ›	‹ xjæm^X ›	‹ xjem^X ›
Old Chinese	/*pˁuʔ/	/*qʰr[a]mʔ/	/*qʰr[a]mʔ/
English	protect	precipitous, dangerous	precipitous, dangerous
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	保	險
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	318	10221
Phonetic component	保	僉
Rime group	幽	談
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	寶	險
Old Chinese	/*puːʔ/	/*qʰramʔ/

Verb

保險

to assure; to guarantee
我敢保險這是世界新紀錄。 [MSC, trad.]
我敢保险这是世界新纪录。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ gǎn bǎoxiǎn zhè shì shìjiè xīn jìlù. [Pinyin]
I can assure you that this is the new world record.
(colloquial) to be bound to; to be sure to
照我說的做，保險沒事。 [MSC, trad.]
照我说的做，保险没事。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhào wǒ shuō de zuò, bǎoxiǎn méishì. [Pinyin]
Do as I say and I am sure you will be fine.
(literary) to guard a strategic place; to defend a strategic pass

Synonyms

(to assure):

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Synonyms of 保險

保 (bǎo) (literary, or in compounds)
保障 (bǎozhàng)
包 (bāo)
包保 (bāobǎo)
包管 (bāoguǎn) (colloquial)
管 (guǎn)
管保 (guǎnbǎo) (colloquial)
管教 (guǎnjiào)

保準／保准 (bǎozhǔn) (colloquial)
保穩／保稳 (Min Nan)
保證／保证 (bǎozhèng)
保領／保领 (Min Nan)
包領／包领 (Min Nan)
擔保／担保 (dānbǎo)
確保／确保 (quèbǎo)

Adjective

保險

safe; secure
天氣忽冷忽熱，多穿點保險！ [MSC, trad.]
天气忽冷忽热，多穿点保险！ [MSC, simp.]
Tiānqì hūlěnghūrè, duō chuān diǎn bǎoxiǎn! [Pinyin]
The weather is quite variable; please wear a bit more just to be safe!

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 保險

停 (tíng) (literary, or in compounds)
可恃 (kěshì) (literary)
可靠 (kěkào)
把牢 (bǎláo) (regional, chiefly in the negative)
牢牢 (láoláo)
牢靠 (láokào)

信實／信实 (xìnshí)
把穩／把稳 (bǎwěn) (regional)
穩妥／稳妥 (wěntuǒ)
穩當／稳当 (wěndang)
穩陣／稳阵 (wan2 zan6) (Cantonese)

Noun

保險

safety (mechanical device on a firearm)
insurance; indemnity (equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another in exchange for payment) (Classifier: 份 m c)
保險額／保险额 ― bǎoxiǎn é ― insurance coverage
你的車上保險了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
你的车上保险了吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ de chē shàng bǎoxiǎn le ma? [Pinyin]
Is your car insured?

Synonyms

(insurance): (Cantonese, dated) 燕梳

Adverb

保險

(dialectal) certainly

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 保險

一定 (yīdìng)
保管 (bǎoguǎn)
定必 (Cantonese)
必定 (bìdìng)
必然 (bìrán)
肯定 (kěndìng)
保準／保准 (bǎozhǔn) (colloquial)

勢必／势必 (shìbì)
決計／决计 (juéjì)
準保／准保 (zhǔnbǎo)
準定／准定 (zhǔndìng)
無疑／无疑 (wúyí)
硬額／硬额 (Min Nan)

Derived terms

Derived terms from 保險

公保 (gōngbǎo)
人壽保險／人寿保险 (rénshòu bǎoxiǎn)
人身保險／人身保险 (rénshēn bǎoxiǎn)
保險人／保险人 (bǎoxiǎnrén)
保險係數／保险系数 (bǎoxiǎn xìshù)
保險公司／保险公司 (bǎoxiǎn gōngsī)
保險刀／保险刀 (bǎoxiǎndāo)
保險合同／保险合同 (bǎoxiǎn hétong)
保險單／保险单 (bǎoxiǎndān)
保險套／保险套 (bǎoxiǎntào)
保險帶／保险带 (bǎoxiǎndài)
保險期／保险期 (bǎoxiǎnqī)
保險槓／保险杠 (bǎoxiǎngàng)
保險櫃／保险柜 (bǎoxiǎnguì)
保險法／保险法 (bǎoxiǎnfǎ)
保險燈／保险灯 (bǎoxiǎndēng)

保險盒／保险盒 (bǎoxiǎnhé)
保險箱／保险箱 (bǎoxiǎnxiāng)
保險絲／保险丝 (bǎoxiǎnsī)
保險裝置／保险装置 (bǎoxiǎn zhuāngzhì)
保險計劃／保险计划 (bǎoxiǎn jìhuà)
保險費／保险费 (bǎoxiǎnfèi)
保險金／保险金 (bǎoxiǎnjīn)
保險金額／保险金额 (bǎoxiǎn jīn'é)
健康保險／健康保险 (jiànkāng bǎoxiǎn)
工傷保險／工伤保险 (gōngshāng bǎoxiǎn)
損失補償性保險／损失补偿性保险 (sǔnshī bǔchángxìng bǎoxiǎn)
生命保險／生命保险 (shēngmìng bǎoxiǎn)
社會保險／社会保险 (shèhuì bǎoxiǎn)
財產保險／财产保险 (cáichǎn bǎoxiǎn)
責任保險／责任保险 (zérèn bǎoxiǎn)
醫療保險／医疗保险 (yīliáo bǎoxiǎn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (保險):

→ Japanese: 保険(ほけん) (hoken)
→ Korean: 보험(保險) (boheom)
→ Vietnamese: bảo hiểm (保險)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	險
ほ Grade: 5	けん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

保(ほ)險(けん) • (hoken) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 保険)

Kyūjitai form of 保険: insurance

Korean

Hanja in this term
保	險

Noun

保險 • (boheom) (hangeul 보험)

Hanja form^? of 보험 (“insurance”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
保	險

Noun

保險

chữ Hán form of bảo hiểm (“insurance”).