保本

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
trad. (保本)		保	本
simp. #(保本)		保	本

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎoběn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoběn [Phonetic: báoběn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoběn
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-pên³
    • Yale: bǎu-běn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobeen
    • Palladius: баобэнь (baobɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoběnr [Phonetic: báoběnr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄣˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎoběnr
    • Wade–Giles: pao³-pên³-ʼrh
    • Yale: bǎu-běnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobeel
    • Palladius: баобэньр (baobɛnʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

保⫽本 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to break even; to be not at a loss

Synonyms

• 保底 (bǎodǐ)