保不住

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	incessantly; without end; nonstop
trad. (保不住)		保	不住
simp. ^#(保不住)		保	不住

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎobuzhù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨㄓㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² bat¹ zyu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎobuzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨㄓㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎobůjhù
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-pu⁵-chu⁴
  - Yale: bǎu-bu-jù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baobujuh
  - Palladius: баобучжу (baobučžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou² bat¹ zyu⁶
  - Yale: bóu bāt jyuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² bat⁷ dzy⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² bed¹ ju⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ʃyː²²/

Verb

保不住

(literally) to be unable to maintain

Adverb

保不住

(colloquial) may well (have ...); probably; quite possibly

Synonyms

Synonyms of 保不住

保不定 (bǎobudìng) (colloquial)
可能 (kěnéng)
怕是 (pàshì)
或者 (huòzhě)
指不定 (zhǐbùdìng)
搞不好 (gǎobùhǎo)
歉采 (Min Nan)
也許／也许 (yěxǔ)
保不齊／保不齐 (bǎobuqí) (colloquial)
備不住／备不住 (bèibuzhù) (regional)
凡勢／凡势 (hoān-sè) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
容許／容许 (róngxǔ) (literary)

怕係／怕系 (Hakka)
或許／或许 (huòxǔ)
殼張／壳张 (Wu, dated)
沒準兒／没准儿 (méizhǔnr) (colloquial)
興許／兴许 (xīngxǔ) (colloquial)
話勿出／话勿出 (Wu)
話唔埋／话唔埋 (Cantonese)
話唔定／话唔定 (Cantonese)
說不定／说不定 (shuōbùdìng)
講勿定／讲勿定 (Wu)
講唔定／讲唔定 (Cantonese)
難免／难免 (nánmiǎn)

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