ᦵᦂᦲᧉkɤɤ³verb (transitive)to ward off; keep outᦺᦎᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦺᦎᧉ ᦵᦂᦲᧉ, ᦵᦐᦲ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦎᦸᧈ.When the guy hit him low he warded it off, when the guy hit him high he hit back.4.4.4.5Protect4.8.2.4Defend
ᦃᧆᦑᦰxat²taʔ⁵verb (transitive)to ward offᦀᦲᧅᧈ ᦶᦏᧄ ᦂᧄᧈ ᦟᧂ ᦃᧆ ᦑᦰ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ.Increase your strength to ward off disease.ᦃᧆ ᦑᦰ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦗᦻ ᦓᦸᧅ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦷᦣᧇ ᦅᦳᧄ.They warded off other countries that came to conquer them.4.8.2.4Defendᦃᧆ1ᦑᦰ
ᦑᦰtaʔ⁵verb (transitive)to ward off; fend off; protect againstᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ ᦆᦸᧃᧉ ᦶᦉᧉ.He pushed away the whip with his hand.ᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ ᦷᦀᧅ.He protected his chest with his hand.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ, ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦇᦹᧃ.”The boy waved me off and said, 'I don't want money.'4.8.2.4Defendᦂᧅᦑᦰᦃᧂᧉᦑᦰᦃᧆᦑᦰᦶᦎᧆᦑᦰᦎᦹᧆᦑᦰᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉᦒᦱᧂᧉᦑᦰᦕᧃᧉᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉᦑᦰᦠᦱᧄᧉᦑᦰ
ᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉtaʔ⁵faaŋ⁶verb (intransitive)to defend oneself; ward off blowsᦊᦱᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦃᦹᧃ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ, ᦗᦸ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦑᦰ ᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.You shouldn't hit back. It is enough just to defend yourself.4.8.2.4Defendᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉ
ᦒᦱᧂᧉ2tʰaaŋ⁶verb (transitive)to ward off; fend offᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦅᦱᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦒᦱᧂᧉ ᦵᦉᦲ.He used his stick to ward off the tiger.4.8.2.4DefendᦒᦱᧂᧉᦑᦰChinese搪tang2
ᦝᦱᧂᧉfaaŋ⁶5001verb (transitive)to prevent; guard againstᦓᧄᧉ ᦓᦳᧄ ᦙᦲ ᦗᦲᧆ ᦋᦰ ᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦘ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦜᦻ.Milk has many ingredients that prevent disease.4.4.4.5Protect3.3.4.4Prevent2verb (transitive)to defend; bewareᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦀᦻ ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦀᦻ ᦟᦳᧄ ᧞ ᦚᦳᧃᧈ ᦺᦇᧈ.It defends your skin from sunshine, air and dirt.ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦷᦟᧉ ᦷᦒᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ, ᦙᧃ ᦷᦠᧅ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦜᧂ ᦺᦔ.When the camel wasn't looking the monkey jumped up on its back.4.8.2.4Defend3.1.2.1AlertᦂᦱᧃᦝᦱᧂᧉᦎᦳᧄᧈᦝᦱᧂᧉᦺᦃᧉᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉᦑᦲᦝᦱᧂᧉᦝᦱᧂᧉᦊᦱᦝᦱᧂᧉᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉᦚᧁᧉᦝᦱᧂᧉᦶᦠᧃChinese防fang2defend
ᦝᦱᧂᧉᦶᦠᧃfaaŋ⁶hæn¹2000verb (transitive)to defend ᦞᦲᧉ ᦟᦲᧉ ᦍ ᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦶᦠᧃ ᦶᦉᧆ ᦏ ᦜᦴ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦺᦡ.They diligently defend against any enemy.4.8.2.4Defendᦝᦱᧂᧉᦶᦠᧃ1ᦂᦱᧃᦝᦱᧂᧉᦶᦠᧃ
ᦟᦞᧂᦣᧅᦉᦱlawaŋ⁴hak⁵saa¹verb (transitive)to defend; guardᦟ ᦞᧂ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦶᦉ ᦺᦔ ᦔᦸᧂᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦙᦱᧃᧈ.They defended the road out of Kunming that goes to Myanmar.ᦵᦙᧆ ᦷᦟ ᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦉᦲᧅ ᦟ ᦞᧂ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦵᦓᦲᧉ ᦷᦎ.White blood cells are soldiers protecting the body.4.8.2.4Defendᦟᦞᧂᦣᧅᦉᦱ