bou2 joeng5保養保养
Jyutpingbou2 joeng5
Yalebóu yéuhng
Definition
A product warranty or maintenance service provided by a manufacturer or retailer.
colloquialshoppingtechnology
How it's used
Refers specifically to the service agreement provided by a manufacturer or retailer to cover repairs or replacements. It is almost exclusively used in the context of consumer electronics or appliances. When discussing the duration of this coverage, it is standard to pair it with 期 to form 保養期.
Examples
The phone is still under warranty, take it to get fixed.
How long is the warranty for the machine you bought?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb form used for personal grooming or skincare, which also uses the same characters but carries a completely different meaning related to maintaining one's appearance or health.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
