保全

Chinese

		to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	all; whole; entire all; whole; entire; every; complete
trad. (保全)		保	全
simp. ^#(保全)		保	全

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎoquán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou² cyun⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pó-chhiòn
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pó-choân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎoquán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎocyuán
  - Wade–Giles: pao³-chʻüan²
  - Yale: bǎu-chywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baochyuan
  - Palladius: баоцюань (baocjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bou² cyun⁴
  - Yale: bóu chyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou² tsyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bou² qun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    保全
    保存
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pó-chhiòn
  - Hakka Romanization System: bo^ˋ qion^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bo³ qion²
  - Sinological IPA: /po³¹ t͡sʰi̯on¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pó-choân
  - Tâi-lô: pó-tsuân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poyzoaan
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /po⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡suan²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡suan²³/

Verb

保全

to keep; to preserve
to keep in good repair; to maintain; to save from damage
(Taiwan) to ensure safety; to keep watch over; to guard; to protect

Synonyms

(to keep): 保住 (bǎozhù)
(to keep in good repair):

保 (bǎo) (literary, or in compounds)
保庇 (Hokkien)
保護 / 保护 (bǎohù)
保障 (bǎozhàng)
堅持 / 坚持 (jiānchí)
掩護 / 掩护 (yǎnhù)
維持 / 维持 (wéichí)
維護 / 维护 (wéihù)
蔽護 / 蔽护 (bìhù) (literary)
護 / 护 (hù) (literary, or in compounds)

Derived terms

保全員 / 保全员 (bǎoquányuán)

Noun

保全

(Taiwan) short for 保全員／保全员 (bǎoquányuán, “security staff; guard”)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
保	全
ほ Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

保(ほ)全(ぜん) • (hozen)

maintenance, conservation

Verb

保(ほ)全(ぜん)する • (hozen suru) suru (stem 保(ほ)全(ぜん)し (hozen shi), past 保(ほ)全(ぜん)した (hozen shita))

conserve, maintain the integrity of, keep, maintain

Conjugation

Conjugation of "保全する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	保全し	ほぜんし	hozen shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	保全し	ほぜんし	hozen shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	保全する	ほぜんする	hozen suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	保全する	ほぜんする	hozen suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	保全すれ	ほぜんすれ	hozen sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	保全せよ¹ 保全しろ²	ほぜんせよ¹ ほぜんしろ²	hozen seyo¹ hozen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	保全される	ほぜんされる	hozen sareru
Causative	保全させる保全さす	ほぜんさせるほぜんさす	hozen saseru hozen sasu
Potential	保全できる	ほぜんできる	hozen dekiru
Volitional	保全しよう	ほぜんしよう	hozen shiyō
Negative	保全しない	ほぜんしない	hozen shinai
Negative continuative	保全せず	ほぜんせず	hozen sezu
Formal	保全します	ほぜんします	hozen shimasu
Perfective	保全した	ほぜんした	hozen shita
Conjunctive	保全して	ほぜんして	hozen shite
Hypothetical conditional	保全すれば	ほぜんすれば	hozen sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“保全”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
保	全

Noun

保全 • (bojeon) (hangeul 보전)

hanja form^? of 보전 (“maintenance, conservation”)