保健

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	healthy
simp. and trad. (保健)		保	健

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎojiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² gin⁶
Min Nan (POJ): pó-kiān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: bǎojiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiann
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    保健
    保薦／保荐
    寶劍／宝剑
    寶鑑／宝鉴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² gin⁶
  - Yale: bóu gihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² gin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² gin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kiːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-kiān
  - Tâi-lô: pó-kiān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'kien
  - IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɛn⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn³³/

Verb

保健

to maintain one's health; to preserve health

Derived terms

保健品 (bǎojiànpǐn)
保健員／保健员 (bǎojiànyuán)
保健食品 (bǎojiàn shípǐn)

大保健 (dàbǎojiàn)
小保健 (xiǎobǎojiàn)
老年保健 (lǎonián bǎojiàn)

Noun

保健

health protection; health care; health maintenance

Derived terms

衛生保健／卫生保健 (wèishēng bǎojiàn)

醫療保健／医疗保健 (yīliáo bǎojiàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	健
ほ Grade: 5	けん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

保健 (hiragana ほけん, rōmaji hoken)

(medicine) health care

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