保母

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	female; mother
trad. (保母)		保	母
simp. ^#(保母)		保	母

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎomǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² mou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎomǔ [Phonetic: báomǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄇㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎomǔ
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-mu³
  - Yale: bǎu-mǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baomuu
  - Palladius: баому (baomu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    保姆
    褓姆
    保母
    鴇母 / 鸨母
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bou² mou⁵
  - Yale: bóu móuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² mou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² mou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    保姆
    保母

Noun

保母

alternative form of 保姆 (bǎomǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	母
ほ Grade: 5	ぼ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
保姆

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほぼ [hóꜜbò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ho̞bo̞]

Noun

保(ほ)母(ぼ) or 保母(ほゞ) • (hobo)

(education) (female) nurse (a woman who takes care of other people’s young)