嚮往

嚮往

See also: 向往

Chinese

		guide; opposite to	toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards
trad. (嚮往/向往)		嚮/向	往
simp. (向往)		向	往

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàngwǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng³ wong⁵, hoeng² wong⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): hiòng-óng / hiàng-óng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiàngwǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqwoang
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ u̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng³ wong⁵, hoeng² wong⁵
    • Yale: heung wóhng, héung wóhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng³ wong⁵, hoeng² wong⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng³ wong⁵, hêng² wong⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³³ wɔːŋ¹³/, /hœːŋ³⁵ wɔːŋ¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiòng-óng
    • Tâi-lô: hiòng-óng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiorng'orng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàng-óng
    • Tâi-lô: hiàng-óng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiarng'orng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔŋ⁵³/

Verb

嚮往

1. to yearn for; to look forward to; to long for; to cherish

   我們都嚮往幸福的生活。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们都向往幸福的生活。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen dōu xiàngwǎng xìngfú de shēnghuó. [Pinyin]

   We all long for a happy life.

   她一直嚮往著純潔的愛情。 [MSC, trad.]
   她一直向往着纯洁的爱情。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yīzhí xiàngwǎng zhe chúnjié de àiqíng. [Pinyin]

   She has always yearned for pure love.

Synonyms

• 憧憬 (chōngjǐng)
• 神往 (shénwǎng)