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下懷

下懷

Chinese

		under; second; next under; second; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to decline; to go down; latter	to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom
trad. (下懷)		下	懷
simp. (下怀)		下	怀

Noun

下懷

one's heart's desire

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiàhuái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ waai⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hǎ-hoâi / hā-hoâi / hēe-hoâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàhuái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahhwai
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa⁶ waai⁴
  - Yale: hah wàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ waai⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː²² wɑːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-hoâi
  - Tâi-lô: hǎ-huâi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² huai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-hoâi
  - Tâi-lô: hā-huâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haxhoaai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ huai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-hoâi
  - Tâi-lô: hēe-huâi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ huai¹³/