以防

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
trad. (以防)		以	防
simp. ^#(以防)		以	防

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐfáng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ fong⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): í-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐfáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄈㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐfáng
  - Wade–Giles: i³-fang²
  - Yale: yǐ-fáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiifarng
  - Palladius: ифан (ifan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ fong⁴
  - Yale: yíh fòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ fong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ fong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ fɔːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: í-hông
  - Tâi-lô: í-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: y'hoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²³/

Adverb

以防

(so as) to avoid
請認準本品商標，以防假冒。 [MSC, trad.]
请认准本品商标，以防假冒。 [MSC, simp.]
Qǐng rènzhǔn běnpǐn shāngbiāo, yǐfáng jiǎmào. [Pinyin]
(please add an English translation of this usage example)
in case
以防你沒見過 […] ／以防你没见过 […] ― yǐfáng nǐ méi jiàn guò […] ― in case you haven't seen [...]

把充電寶帶上吧，以防萬一。 [MSC, trad.]
把充电宝带上吧，以防万一。 [MSC, simp.]
Bǎ chōngdiànbǎo dài shang ba, yǐfáng wànyī. [Pinyin]
Carry the power bank, just in case.

Synonyms

(in case): 以備 / 以备

See also

以防萬一 / 以防万一 (yǐfángwànyī)