摟抱

See also: 搂抱

Chinese

		to hug; to embrace; graft (money) to hug; to embrace; graft (money); solicit; to gather; to collect	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. (摟抱)		摟	抱
simp. (搂抱)		搂	抱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǒubào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˇ ㄅㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁵ pou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǒubào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˇ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǒubào
    • Wade–Giles: lou³-pao⁴
    • Yale: lǒu-bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: looubaw
    • Palladius: лоубао (loubao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /loʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁵ pou⁵
    • Yale: láuh póuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁵ pou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁵ pou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯¹³ pʰou̯¹³/

Verb

摟抱

1. to embrace; to hug

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 摟 (“to hug; to embrace”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		擁, 摟
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		摟抱, 擁抱
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	摟
	Taiwan	摟, 抱
	Singapore	擁抱, 抱
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	摟
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	摟
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	抱, 摟
	Wuhan	箍, 摟
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	摟, 抱
	Hefei	摟, 抱
Cantonese	Guangzhou	攬
	Hong Kong	攬
	Taishan	攬
	Singapore (Guangfu)	攬
Gan	Nanchang	攬, 箍
Hakka	Meixian	揇
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	揇
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	揇
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	揇
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	揇
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	揇
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	攬
Jin	Taiyuan	摟
Northern Min	Jian'ou	抱
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	兜, 攬
	Matsu	攬
Southern Min	Xiamen	攬
	Quanzhou	攬
	Zhangzhou	攬
	Taipei	攬
	Kaohsiung	攬
	Penang (Hokkien)	攬
	Singapore (Hokkien)	攬
	Manila (Hokkien)	攬
	Chaozhou	攬
Wu	Shanghai	搿
	Suzhou	搿
	Wenzhou	搩
Xiang	Changsha	箍, 摟
	Shuangfeng	傘, 箍