左擁右抱

See also: 左拥右抱

Chinese

		left	(v) gather round; rush in; crowd (v) gather round; rush in; crowd; throng; to hold; crowded; to support	right (-hand)	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. (左擁右抱)		左	擁	右	抱
simp. (左拥右抱)		左	拥	右	抱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒyōngyòubào, zuǒyǒngyòubào

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ, ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒyōngyòubào
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒyongyòubào
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-yung¹-yu⁴-pao⁴
    • Yale: dzwǒ-yūng-yòu-bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooiongyowbaw
    • Palladius: цзоюнъюбао (czojunʺjubao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒyǒngyòubào [Phonetic: zuóyǒngyòubào]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄩㄥˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒyǒngyòubào
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-yung³-yu⁴-pao⁴
    • Yale: dzwǒ-yǔng-yòu-bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooyeongyowbaw
    • Palladius: цзоюнъюбао (czojunʺjubao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

左擁右抱

1. hugging girls on one's left and right; to have numerous concubines