環抱

Chinese

		bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	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. (環抱)		環	抱
simp. (环抱)		环	抱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánbào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ pou⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoân-phǎu / hoân-phāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánbào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánbào
    • Wade–Giles: huan²-pao⁴
    • Yale: hwán-bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanbaw
    • Palladius: хуаньбао (xuanʹbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 環抱／环抱 還報／还报

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waan⁴ pou⁵
    • Yale: wàahn póuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ pou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wan⁴ pou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːn²¹ pʰou̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-phǎu
    • Tâi-lô: huân-phǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huan²⁴⁻²² pʰau²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-phāu
    • Tâi-lô: huân-phāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoanphau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huan²⁴⁻²² pʰau²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan¹³⁻²² pʰau²²/

Verb

環抱

1. to surround; to encircle; to hem in
2. to wrap one's arms around someone

Synonyms

• (to surround): 環繞／环绕 (huánrào), 圍繞／围绕 (wéirào)