把袂

把袂

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	sleeve
simp. and trad. (把袂)		把	袂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² mai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bǎmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baamey
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎmèi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa² mai⁶
    • Yale: bá maih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² mai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² mei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /päː³⁵ mɐi̯²²/

Verb

把袂

1. (literally, literary) to pull up the sleeves
2. (figuratively, literary) to express intimacy; to be intimate