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保姆

保姆

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	governess
simp. and trad. (保姆)		保	姆
alt. forms		褓母褓姆保母

Noun

保姆

nursemaid; nanny; housekeeper; babysitter

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	姆
ほ Grade: 5	ぼ Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

保姆 ‎(hiragana ほぼ, romaji hobo)

Alternative form of 保母

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎomǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² mou⁵
Min Nan (POJ): pó-bú / pó-bó

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: bǎomǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baomuu
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    保姆
    保母
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² mou⁵
  - Yale: bóu móuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² mou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-bú
  - Tâi-lô: pó-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'buo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-bó
  - Tâi-lô: pó-bó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'boir
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɤ⁵³/