保bou2住zyu6

bou2 zyu6bǎo zhù

English

to preserve
to save
to hold onto; to keep

粵語 — Cantonese

令自己擁有嘅野唔好俾其他因素或情況攞走，擁有嘅野可以係實物或者抽象

Examples

她設法保住面子。
She managed to keep up appearances.
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佢想盡辦法嚟保住自己嘅飯碗。
She tried everything she could to hold onto her job.

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

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