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投懷送抱

tau4 waai4 sung3 pou5

throw oneself at

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

投懷送抱

This word was added by bybell on 14th Nov 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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投 tau4 tou2 - cast; plunge into; send
懷 waai4 huai2 - [1] bosom; breast [2] [v] hold; harbour [3] [v
送 sung3 song4 - send; give; see sb off
抱 pou5 bao4 - embrace; cherish

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