抱負

See also: 抱负

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	lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)
trad. (抱負)		抱	負
simp. (抱负)		抱	负

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàofù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ fu⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phāu-hū / phǎu-hù / phō-hū / phǒ-hù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàofù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàofù
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-fu⁴
    • Yale: bàu-fù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawfuh
    • Palladius: баофу (baofu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ fu⁶
    • Yale: póuh fuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ fu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ fu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ fuː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-hū
    • Tâi-lô: phāu-hū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phauxhu
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰau²²⁻²¹ hu²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰau³³⁻¹¹ hu³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau³³⁻²¹ hu³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǎu-hù
    • Tâi-lô: phǎu-hù
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau²² hu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-hū
    • Tâi-lô: phō-hū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoixhu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ hu²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-hù
    • Tâi-lô: phǒ-hù
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo²² hu⁴¹/

Noun

抱負

1. aspiration; ambition

Synonyms

• 壯志／壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions)
• 夢寐／梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 心志 (xīnzhì)
• 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
• 志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
• 志向 (zhìxiàng)
• 志氣／志气 (zhìqì)
• 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
• 權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
• 理想 (lǐxiǎng)
• 職志／职志 (zhízhì)
• 野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
• 雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)

 

Derived terms

• 大展抱負／大展抱负
• 抱負水準／抱负水准

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抱	負
ほう Grade: S	ふ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

抱(ほう)負(ふ) • (hōfu) 

1. ambition, aspiration

Korean

Hanja in this term
抱	負

Noun

抱負 • (pobu) (hangeul 포부)

1. Hanja form^? of 포부 (“ambition; aspiration”).