1 to bless and protect

2 blessing

1 to keep

2 to maintain

3 to hold

4 to preserve

1 to stay warm

2 to protect against the cold

1 guarantee

2 to guarantee

3 to ensure

4 to safeguard

5 to pledge

6 classifier: 个 gè

1 to protect

2 to defend

3 to safeguard

4 protection

5 classifier: 种 zhǒng

1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions

1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.

2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)

1 He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).

2 Be careful not to trust foreigners.

3 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!

1 to refuse nobody (idiom)

2 all comers welcome

1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense