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懷抱

懷抱

See also: 怀抱

Chinese

		to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish
trad. (懷抱)		懷	抱
simp. (怀抱)		怀	抱

Verb

懷抱

to hold in the arms; to embrace; to hug
to have in one's heart; to embrace an ideal or aspiration

Noun

懷抱

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huáibào

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waai⁴ pou⁵
Min Nan (POJ): hoâi-phǎu / hoâi-phō / hoâi-phāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huáibào
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwaibaw
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waai⁴ pou⁵
  - Yale: wàaih póuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waai⁴ pou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑːi̯²¹ pʰou̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-phǎu
  - Tâi-lô: huâi-phǎu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huai²⁴⁻²² pʰaʊ²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-phō
  - Tâi-lô: huâi-phō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoaiphoi
  - IPA (Taipei): /huai²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰo³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /huai²³⁻³³ pʰɤ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-phāu
  - Tâi-lô: huâi-phāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoaiphau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huai²⁴⁻²² pʰaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huai¹³⁻²² pʰaʊ²²/