「抱」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: pou5
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to hold or to carry in the arms, either towards the breast (to embrace; to hug) or lifting
    (Cant.) 懷抱waai4 pou5
    (Eng.) bosom
    (Cant.) 擁抱jung2 pou5
    (Eng.) to hug; to embrace
    (Cant.) 緊gan2抱pou5
    (Eng.) to embrace tightly
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5抱pou5住zyu6個go3女neoi2,望mong6住zyu6佢keoi5瞓fan3。
    (Eng.) He is holding his daughter in his arms, watching her fall asleep.
    (Cant.) 阿aa3釗ciu1開hoi1心sam1到dou3抱pou5起hei2佢keoi5女neoi5朋pang4友jau5。
    (Eng.) A-Chiu is so delighted that he lifts his girlfriend up when hugging her.

  • to surround
    (Cant.) 抱pou5山saan1環waan4海hoi2
    (Eng.) to surround the mountains and face the sea
    (Cant.) 東dung1抱pou5海hoi2港gong2,西sai1望mong6山saan1脈mak6
    (Eng.) surrounded by a harbour on the east, facing the mountain ridge on the west.
    (Cant.) 銀ngan4礦kwong3灣waan1左zo2抱pou5坪ping4洲zau1,右jau6引jan4長coeng4洲zau1。
    (Eng.) Of Silvermine Bay, lies Peng Chau on the left and Cheung Chau on the right.

  • to have an immediate offspring, mostly a grandchild or that of any further generations
    (Cant.) 三年抱兩saam1 nin4 pou5 loeng5
    (Eng.) to give birth to two kids within three years
    (Cant.) 恭gung1喜hei2王wong4太taai2!息sak1都dou1抱pou5埋maai4,真zan1係hai6好hou2福fuk1氣hei3咯lo3。
    (Eng.) Congratulations Mrs. Wong! You are going to be a great-grandma, how blessed you are.

  • to be in a (mental) state; to have certain feeling (the noun afterwards is usually modified)
    (Cant.) 抱病pou5 beng6
    (Eng.) to get sick; to fall ill
    (Cant.) 抱負pou5 fu6
    (Eng.) ambitions; aspiration; mission
    (Cant.) 抱怨pou5 jyun3
    (Eng.) to grumble; to complain
    (Cant.) 抱憾pou5 ham6
    (Eng.) to regret; to feel remorse
    (Cant.) 抱歉pou5 hip3
    (Eng.) sorry; apologetic; regretful
    (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6應jing1該goi1抱pou5正zing3確kok3嘅ge3態taai3度dou6。
    (Eng.) We should adopt a correct attitude.
    (Cant.) 組zou2織zik1對deoi3合hap6作zok3抱pou5積zik1極gik6態taai3度dou6。
    (Eng.) The group holds an active attitude towards cooperation.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5唔m4會wui5再zoi3對deoi3你nei5抱pou5任jam6何ho4信seon3任jam6。
    (Eng.) I won't have any trust in you anymore.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5對deoi3佢keoi5仔zai2女neoi2抱pou5好hou2大daai6期kei4望mong6。
    (Eng.) He has high expectations for his kids.

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