保 家 卫 国

bǎo jiā wèi guódictionary entry

guard home, defend the country (idiom) / national defense

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Original source entry:

保家衛國保家卫国 [bao3 jia1 wei4 guo2] /guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense/

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Other forms in these source records: 保家衛國

保
bǎo
to defend / to protect / to keep / to guarantee / to ensure / (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system
Bǎo
Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bǎo jiā lì yà])
家
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]
卫
wèi
to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet
Wèi
surname Wei / vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
国
guó
country / nation / state / (bound form) national
Guó
surname Guo

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