抱 (pou5 | bao4) : embrace; cherish

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抱

pou5

bao4

[1] embrace; hold in the arms; hug
[2] cherish; harbour; nurse

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

抱

This word has been viewed 8880 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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擁抱 jung2 pou5 yong1 bao4 = to embrace; to hug

抱怨 pou5 jyun3 bao4 yuan4 = to complain; to grumble

抱歉 pou5 hip3 bao4 qian4 = regretful; apologetic; to feel sorry; remorseful

抱負 pou5 fu6 bao4 fu4 = ambition; aspiration

抱住 pou5 zyu6 = grip; gripe; tackle

投懷送抱 tau4 waai4 sung3 pou5 = throw oneself at

抱怨的 pou5 jyun3 dik1 bao4 yuan4 de5 = [adj] complaining, querulous 國

抱負不凡的 pou5 fu6 bat1 faan4 dik1 bao4 fu4 bu4 fan2 de5 = [adj] ambitious 國

抱負高的 pou5 fu6 gou1 dik1 bao4 fu4 gao1 de5 = [adj] high-flying 國

飲新抱茶 jam2 san1 pou5 caa4 = [v] drink tea offered by a new daughter-in-law

侄抱 zat6 pou5 = nephew's wife (daughter in law)

懷抱 waai4 pou5 huai2 bao4 = (within someone's) embrace; cherish; carry in the bosom

三年抱兩 saam1 nin4 pou5 loeng5 = have 2 babies in 3 years

新抱 san1 pou5 = daughter-in-law; bride 粵

心抱 sam1 pou5 = daughter-in-law; bride 粵

侄心抱 zat6 sam1 pou5 = brother's son's wife; nephew's wife 粵

抱緊 pou5 gan2 bao4 jin3 = enclasp

抱病 pou5 bing6 bao4 bing4 = to be sick; to be under the weather

抱恙 pou5 joeng6 bao4 yang4 = to have bad health; to be ill

打抱不平 daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 da3 bao4 bu4 ping2 = feel infuriated over others being treated unjustly

臨急抱佛腳 lam4 gap1 pou5 fat6 goek3 lin2 ji2 bao4 fo2 jiao3 = seek help at the last moment 粵

抱殘守缺 pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 bao4 can2 shou3 que1 = stick to the old way of doing things; be conservative

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+62b1 (off-site link)

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