抱怨
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 |
blame; complain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (抱怨) | 抱 | 怨 | |
| simp. #(抱怨) | 抱 | 怨 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄩㄢˋ → ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄩㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: bàoyuån
- Wade–Giles: pao4-yüan5
- Yale: bàu-ywan
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw.yuann
- Palladius: баоюань (baojuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/ → /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pou5 jyun3
- Yale: póuh yun
- Cantonese Pinyin: pou5 jyn3
- Guangdong Romanization: pou5 yun3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯¹³ jyːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-oàn
- Tâi-lô: phǒ-uàn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo²² uan⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-oàn
- Tâi-lô: phō-uàn
- Phofsit Daibuun: phoixoaxn
- IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ uan²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-oàn
- Tâi-lô: phāu-uàn
- Phofsit Daibuun: phauxoaxn
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰau³³⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau³³⁻²¹ uan²¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰau²²⁻²¹ uan²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Verb
抱怨
Usage notes
抱怨 (bàoyuàn) differs from its near-synonym 埋怨 (mányuàn) in that the former term can only be directed at others, while the latter term can be directed at both oneself and others.