保險絲

Chinese

		to assure; to guarantee; to be bound to to assure; to guarantee; to be bound to; to be sure to	silk; thread; trace
trad. (保險絲)		保險	絲
simp. (保险丝)		保险	丝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎoxiǎnsī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² him² si¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-hiám-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoxiǎnsī [Phonetic: báoxiǎnsī]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎosiǎnsih
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-hsien³-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: bǎu-syǎn-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baosheansy
  - Palladius: баосяньсы (baosjanʹsy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² him² si¹
  - Yale: bóu hím sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² him² si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² him² xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ hiːm³⁵ siː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-hiám-si
  - Tâi-lô: pó-hiám-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poy'hiafmsy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

Noun

保險絲

fuse (device preventing overloading of a circuit)

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 灰士
(Min Nan) 軟線／软线