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粵語辭叢

保守

bou2 sau2included in 3 dictionaries
baau2 siu2included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
bou2 sau2
01

注重#傳統,唔輕易接受新嘅#潮流 或者時下大眾嘅諗法 (conservative; traditional, resistant to new trends or ideas)

形容詞

Examples

佢思想好保守,一定唔肯同居嘅。

keoi5 si1 soeng2 hou2 bou2 sau2, jat1 ding6 m4 hang2 tung4 geoi1 ge3.

He is very conservative; he won't agree with cohabitation.

02

做估計嗰陣用一個#穩陣 啲嘅數字 (conservative (when making an estimate))

Examples

保守估計

bou2 sau2 gu2 gai3

to estimate on the safe side

粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
bou2 sau2

唔講一個#秘密 出嚟,唔俾人揭開個秘密 (to keep; to guard)

動詞

Examples

你要保守秘密呀!

nei5 jiu3 bou2 sau2 bei3 mat6 aa3!

You have to keep the secret!

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
bou2 sau2Original phonetic: /pou̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
01

to keep; to guard

Examples

保守黨的秘密

to protect Party secrets

02

conservative (tending to resist change or innovation)

Examples

很保守的國家

very conservative country

現代粵語詞典: 634CantonWord
Jyutping:
bou2 sau2Original phonetic: bou3 sau3
01

保持使不失去

Examples

~秘密。

02

维持原状,不求改进;跟不上形势发展

Examples

思想~。