維護

See also: 维护

Chinese

		to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	protect
trad. (維護)		維	護
simp. (维护)		维	护

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wéihù

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai⁴ wu⁶
Min Nan (POJ): ûi-hō͘ / î-hō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wéihù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weihuh
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯³⁵ xu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai⁴ wu⁶
  - Yale: wàih wuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai⁴ wu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei⁴ wu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯²¹ wuː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: uî-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ui'ho
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ui²³⁻³³ hɔ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ui²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ui¹³⁻²² hɔ²²/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ui²⁴⁻²² hɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: î-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: î-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: i'ho
  - IPA (Taipei): /i²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²³⁻³³ hɔ³³/

Verb

維護

to stick up for; to defend; to save (honour, reputation, etc.); to maintain; to safeguard; to assert; to uphold
維護秩序 / 维护秩序 ― wéihù zhìxù ― to uphold order

維護和平 / 维护和平 ― wéihù hépíng ― to uphold peace

維護安定 / 维护安定 ― wéihù āndìng ― to maintain stability

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