懷抱

懷抱

See also: 怀抱 and 懐抱

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huáibào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄠˋ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • 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
    • Guangdong Romanization: wai⁴ pou⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /wäːi̯²¹ pʰou̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-phǎu
    • Tâi-lô: huâi-phǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huai²⁴⁻²² pʰaʊ²²/
  • (Hokkien: General 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/

Verb

懷抱

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

Noun

懷抱

1. bosom; chest
2. aspiration; ambition; ideal
3. plan; intention