粵

保bou2育juk6

bou2 juk6bǎo yù

English

  1. to look after (children); childcare
  2. to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc); conservation
  3. conservation; to take measures to protect natural resources

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 做一啲嘢保護自然資源,包括動物、真菌同植物物種以及佢哋嘅棲息地

Examples

  • 她是幼儿园里的保育员。

    She is a child-care worker in a kindergarten.

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  • 當啲生物開始絕種嗰陣我哋先識得保育。

    Only when animals start to become extinct do we start to conserve them.

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

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