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保鲜盒
bǎo xiān hé



保鲜盒
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     1. 容器,集装箱
Components
bǎo
     1. to raise; to rear
     2. to keep; to maintain
     3. to protect; to safeguard; to defend
           你 要 保 大 還是 保 小? - Do you want to save the mother (“the big one”) or the baby (“the small one”)? (q, a common line in obstetrics-themed dramas)
     4. to ensure; to guarantee
     5. guarantor
     6. Short for 保釋 (to bail)
     7. (historical) bao (a unit of the ancient administrative system, consisting of some 100 households)
           Bao
     1. Simplified form of 鮮
xiān
     1. live fish; aquatic food
     2. fresh food; delicious food
     3. fresh; not stale
     4. new; recent
     5. clear; vivid
     6. brightly coloured; gaily coloured
     7. delicious; tasty
     8. special; peculiar
     9. (Hakka) thin; dilute
     10. rare; little; few
     11. rarely; infrequently
     12. to lack; to be short of
     1. box; case (generally small, with a lid)
           用 個 盒hap6-2 裝 住 啲 錢 - hold the money in a box
           一 盒hap6 朱古gu2-1力lik6-1 - a box of chocolates
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