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抱持

抱持

Chinese

		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	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
simp. and trad. (抱持)		抱	持

Verb

抱持

to hold (an attitude, opinion, etc.); to maintain; to harbour

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bàochí

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ
Min Nan (POJ): phō-tî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bàochí
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawchyr
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-tî
  - Tâi-lô: phō-tî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoixdii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰɤ²²⁻²¹ ti²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɤ⁴¹⁻²² ti²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɤ²²⁻²¹ ti¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ ti²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ ti²³/