粵

保bou2護wu6

simp保护
bou2 wu6bǎo hù

English

  1. to protect
  2. to defend
  3. to safeguard
  4. protection
  5. to protect; to safeguard
  6. protection; safeguard

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令受保護嘅事物唔受傷害、壓迫、侵犯
  2. 唔令受保護嘅野受傷害, 壓迫或者侵犯嘅呢個動作或者行為

Examples

  • 我會保護佢哋㗎喇。

    I'll protect them.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 森美想保護佢嘅屋企人。

    Sami wanted to protect his family.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 巴士司機有責任保護乘客嘅安全。

    A bus driver is responsible for the safety of the passengers.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 發展經濟重要啲吖,定係保護環境重要啲呀?

    Which is more important, economic development or environmental protection?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 皮背龜係世界上最大嘅龜,佢哋嘅長超過兩米,而重超過四百公斤,但係佢哋冇好似大部分龜噉有硬啲嘅保護殼。

    Leatherbacks are the world’s largest turtles. They can grow more than two meters long and weigh more than four-hundred kilograms. But they do not have hard, protective shells like most turtles. Their backs are covered with oily, ribbed skin.

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 有啲河魚係指定同保護為天然古蹟。亦都係禁止捉或者購買佢哋。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 保護弱勢社群

    to protect the underprivileged

  • 過份嘅保護對細路仔嚟講未必係好事。

    Excessive protection of children is not necessarily a good thing for the children.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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