身懷六甲

身懷六甲

Chinese

		body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit	to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom	the six combinations containing 甲 in the sexagenary cycle
trad. (身懷六甲)		身	懷	六甲
simp. (身怀六甲)		身	怀	六甲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnhuáilùjiǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ waai⁴ luk⁶ gaap³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shēnhuáilùjiǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenhwailuhjea
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ waai⁴ luk⁶ gaap³
    • Yale: sān wàaih luhk gaap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ waai⁴ luk⁹ gaap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ wai⁴ lug⁶ gab³
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ wäːi̯²¹ lʊk̚² käːp̚³/

Idiom

身懷六甲

1. to be pregnant

Synonyms

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妊娠 (rènshēn) 孕育 (yùnyù) 懷孕／怀孕 (huáiyùn) 懷胎／怀胎 (huáitāi)

有了 (yǒu le) (euphemism) 有喜 (yǒuxǐ) (euphemism) 有身 (yǒushēn) (literary) 重身子 (zhòngshēnzi)