防災

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See also: 防灾

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	disaster; calamity
trad. (防災)		防	災
simp. (防灾)		防	灾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fángzāi

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄗㄞ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-chai

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fángzāi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄗㄞ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fángzai
  - Wade–Giles: fang²-tsai¹
  - Yale: fáng-dzāi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farngtzai
  - Palladius: фанцзай (fanczaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-chai
  - Tâi-lô: hông-tsai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hongzay
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

Verb

防災

to take precautions against natural disasters

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	災
ぼう Grade: 5	さい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

防(ぼう)災(さい) • (bōsai)

disaster prevention, making preparations to avoid suffering in case of natural disasters
- 2015 September 14, Kaori Shoji, “When disaster strikes in Japan, keep calm and carry a diaper”, in The Japan Times‎, retrieved 2023-04-11:
  You’ve probably noticed that September is the month of bōsai (防災, disaster prevention).

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