粵

保bou2管gun2

bou2 gun2bǎo guǎn

English

  1. to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care
  2. to guarantee
  3. certainly; surely
  4. custodian; curator
  5. to safeguard; to take care of

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 代擁有人去守住物件,令物件受控制,唔會有所改變或者損失

Examples

  • 我唔明點解佢哋可以攞你啲嘢嚟保管,但係之後個郵局佬黐晒線噉同你講「對唔住,我哋唔見咗」,並期望緊呢個係結局。

    I don't understand how in the world they can take your stuff for safekeeping, but then the post office guy has the nerve to tell you "Sorry, we lost it" and expect that to be the end of it.

    Tatoeba · Matthewyau1367 CC BY

  • 我妥善保管原版拷貝。

    I keep the master copy under lock and key.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 至于该文件,我在保管。

    As for the papers, I have custody of them.

    Tatoeba · ydcok CC BY

  • 你可以保管這個行李直到下午三點嗎?

    Could you keep this luggage until 3 p.m.?

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 請小心保管你嘅財物。

    Please safeguard your belongings.

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

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