生保

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard
trad. (生保)		生	保
simp. #(生保)		生	保
alternative forms		生埗 生暴 三寶／三宝
anagram		保生

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ bou²

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ bou²
    • Yale: sāang bóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ bou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ bou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ pou̯³⁵/

Adjective

生保

1. (Cantonese) unfamiliar; foreign

   生保人 [Cantonese]  ―  saang¹ bou² jan⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  stranger

   生保地方 [Cantonese]  ―  saang¹ bou² dei⁶ fong¹ [Jyutping]  ―  unfamiliar place

   我朋友個仔一啲都唔怕生保。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我朋友个仔一啲都唔怕生保。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ pang⁴ jau⁵ go³ zai² jat¹ di¹ dou¹ m⁴ paa³ saang¹ bou². [Jyutping]

   My friend's son doesn't shy away from the unfamiliar [usually people] at all.

Synonyms

• 陌生 (mòshēng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	保
せい Grade: 1	ほ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Abbreviation of 生命保険 formed from the first characters of each word.

Noun

生(せい)保(ほ) • (seiho) 

1. life insurance