保不住

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	incessantly; nonstop; fail to
simp. and trad. (保不住)		保	不住

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎobùzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² bat¹ zyu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎobùzhù [Phonetic: bǎobúzhù]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobujuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² bat¹ zyu⁶
  - Yale: bóu bāt jyuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² bat⁷ dzy⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² bed¹ ju⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ʃyː²²/

Verb

保不住

(literally) to be unable to maintain

Adverb

保不住

(colloquial) may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly

Synonyms

保不齊／保不齐 (bǎobùqí)

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