防 (fong4) — prevent in Cantonese
fongˎ₄防Mandarin Pinyin: fang2
Meaning of 防
nounprevent
nounembankment
noundefend
noun(suffix) –proof
Example Sentences with 防
siuˉ¹消fongˎ₄防jyunˎ₄員gau˗₃救ceotˉ¹出beiˍ₆被kwan˗₃困dinˍ₆電taiˉ¹梯noiˍ₆內ge˗₃嘅saamˉ¹三janˎ₄人。
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.
佢呢招真係令人猝不及防！
I was caught off-guard by this sudden move of his.
與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.
m4hou2唔maaiˏ₅好ni1di1買jauˏ₅呢fong4fu6zai1啲ge˗₃有sik6mat6防腐劑嘅食物！
Don't buy food with preservatives!
leunˊ²準beiˍ₆備fongˎ₄防hungˉ¹空hatˊ²襲
Prepare for an air raid.
Words Containing 防
防備fong4 bei6
take precautions against
邊防部隊bin1 fong4 bou6 deoi2
frontier guards
消防處siu1 fong4 cyu3
Fire Services Department - official name of a government department in HK
輻射防護fuk1 se6 fong4 wu6
radiation protection
衛生防疫wai6 sang1 fong4 jik6
epidemic-prevention
防務fong4 mou6
(pertaining to) defense
預防jyu6 fong4
to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions against
養兒防老joeng5 ji4 fong4 lou5
rearing children prevents one from aging
謹防gan2 fong4
beware of; guard against
杜漸防萌dou6 zim6 fong4 mang4
nip in the bud
防守反擊fong4 sau2 faan2 gik1
a defensive counterattack
邊防bin1 fong4
border defence; frontier defence
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