抱抱

See also: 包包

Chinese

		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	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
simp. and trad. (抱抱)		抱	抱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàobào

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ pou⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phǒ-phǒ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàobào → bàobao (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄠˋ → ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄅㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàobåo
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-pao⁵
    • Yale: bàu-bau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw.baw
    • Palladius: баобао (baobao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥ɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ pou⁵
    • Yale: póuh póuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ pou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ pou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ pʰou̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-phǒ
    • Tâi-lô: phǒ-phǒ
    • IPA (Philippines): /pʰo³³⁻²² pʰo³³/

Verb

抱抱

1. (childish) to hug

   老公，求抱抱  ―  lǎogōng, qiú bàobào  ―  Hug me babe (to husband)