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
trad. (保健)		保	健
simp. ^#(保健)		保	健
anagram		健保

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎojiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² gin⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-kiān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎojiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎojiàn
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-chien⁴
  - Yale: bǎu-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baojiann
  - Palladius: баоцзянь (baoczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    保健
    保薦 / 保荐
    寶劍 / 宝剑
    寶鑑 / 宝鉴
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² gin⁶
  - Yale: bóu gihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² gin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² gin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ kiːn²²/
Southern Min
- (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
性保健 ― xìng bǎojiàn ― sexual health

Derived terms

保健品 (bǎojiànpǐn)
保健員 / 保健员 (bǎojiànyuán)
保健室 (bǎojiànshì)
保健操 (bǎojiàncāo)
保健院 (bǎojiànyuàn)
保健食品 (bǎojiàn shípǐn)
保健體育 / 保健体育
大保健 (dàbǎojiàn)
小保健 (xiǎobǎojiàn)
老年保健 (lǎonián bǎojiàn)
聯合保健 / 联合保健 (liánhé bǎojiàn)
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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほけん [hòkéń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ho̞kẽ̞ɴ]

Homophone: 保険

Noun

保(ほ)健(けん) • (hoken)

(medicine) health care; sanitation; hygiene

Korean

Hanja in this term
保	健

Noun

保健 • (bogeon) (hangeul 보건)

hanja form^? of 보건 (“public health”)