常備 [－备]

Jyutping soeng4 bei6
Pinyin cháng bèi

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, attributive
    ready at any time; in stock; always on the alert
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    常备
    常備
    soeng4 bei6
    • always ready
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    而且其军队数量之多超过中国任何一个历史时代的军队，超过世界任何一个国家的常备军。
    而且其軍隊數量之多超過中國任何一個歷史時代的軍隊，超過世界任何一個國家的常備軍。
    ér qiě qí jūn duì shù liàng zhī duō chāo guò zhōng guó rèn hé yī ge lì shǐ shí dài de jūn duì ， chāo guò shì jiè rèn hé yī ge guó jiā de cháng bèi jūn ．
    • And it is larger than any army in Chinese history, or for that matter than the standing army of any other country.