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懷舊

懷舊

See also: 怀旧

Chinese

		to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (懷舊)		懷	舊
simp. (怀旧)		怀	旧

Verb

懷舊

to look back fondly on the past and think of old friends; to experience nostalgia; to take a trip down memory lane; to reminisce

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huáijiù

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
Min Nan (POJ): hoâi-kiū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huáijiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwaijiow
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-kiū
  - Tâi-lô: huâi-kiū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoai'kiu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huai²⁴⁻²² kiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huai²⁴⁻²² kiu²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huai¹³⁻²² kiu²²/