to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard |
bless; protect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (保佑) | 保 | 佑 | |
| simp. #(保佑) | 保 | 佑 | |
| alternative forms | 保祐 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 保 | 佑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 博抱切 | 于救切 |
| Baxter | pawX | hjuwH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/pɑuX/ | /ɦɨuH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/pɑuX/ | /ɦiuH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/pɑuX/ | /ɣiəuH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/pawX/ | /ɦuwH/ |
| Li Rong |
/pɑuX/ | /ɣiuH/ |
| Wang Li |
/pɑuX/ | /ɣĭəuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/pɑuX/ | /i̯ə̯uH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
bǎo | yòu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
bou2 | jau6 |
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