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Jyutping zi6 bou2
Pinyin zì bǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to defend oneself
  2. self-defense
  3. self-preservation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    保住​自己​嘅​利益​或者​安全
    to secure one's own interests or safety
    • 亂世動蕩,人人自保求存。
      乱世动荡,人人自保求存。
      lyun6 sai3 dung6 dong6, jan4 jan4 zi6 bou2 kau4 cyun4.
      In the chaotic era, people protected themselves for their own survival.
    • 既然政府仲未公佈,居民唯有自保,遠離事發地點。
      既然政府仲未公布,居民唯有自保,远离事发地点。
      gei3 jing4 zing3 fu2 ci4 ci4 mei6 gung1 bou3, geoi1 man4 wai4 jau5 zi6 bou2, jyun4 lei6 si6 faat3 dei6 dim2.
      As the government has still not made any announcement, the residents has no way but to protect themselves and stay away from the location of the incident.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive
    to protect oneself
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那是我们在枪林弹雨中自保的唯一方法。
    那是我們在槍林彈雨中自保的唯一方法。
    nà shi wǒ men zài qiāng lín dàn yǔ zhōng zì bǎo de wéi yī fāng fǎ 。
    • That was the only way we could defend ourselves against all this terrible shooting.
  2. Mandarin
    我来自保加利亚。
    我來自保加利亞。
    wǒ lái zì bǎo jiā lì yà 。
    • I'm from Bulgaria.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    乱世动荡,人人自保求存。
    亂世動蕩,人人自保求存。
    lyun6 sai3 dung6 dong6, jan4 jan4 zi6 bou2 kau4 cyun4.
    • In the chaotic era, people protected themselves for their own survival.
  2. Cantonese
    既然政府仲未公布,居民唯有自保,远离事发地点。
    既然政府仲未公佈,居民唯有自保,遠離事發地點。
    gei3 jing4 zing3 fu2 ci4 ci4 mei6 gung1 bou3, geoi1 man4 wai4 jau5 zi6 bou2, jyun4 lei6 si6 faat3 dei6 dim2.
    • As the government has still not made any announcement, the residents has no way but to protect themselves and stay away from the location of the incident.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    然而,归罪受害者的“强奸文化”试图告诉人们,性暴力的发生不可避免,女人只能寻找自保,万般小心加以防范。
    然而,歸罪受害者的“強姦文化”試圖告訴人們,性暴力的發生不可避免,女人只能尋找自保,萬般小心加以防範。
    Ránér , guī zuì shòu hài zhě de “ qiáng jiān wén huà ” shì tú gào sù rén men , xìng bào lì de fā shēng bù kě bì miǎn , nǚ rén zhǐ néng xún zhǎo zì bǎo , wàn bān xiǎo xīn jiā yǐ fáng fàn .
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