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保鏢

简保镖 · 繁保鏢

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo biāo

bodyguard

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保: bǎo · protect, safeguard, defend, care
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镖: biāo · dart, spear, harpoon; escort

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3–1 · bao3 biao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 biu1

Cantonese word readings for 保鏢. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

bodyguard
(sometimes humorous) protector

verb

to act as a bodyguard
(sometimes humorous) to be someone's protector

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