懷舊

See also: 怀旧 and 懐旧

Chinese

		to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom	old (opposite of new); former
trad. (懷舊)		懷	舊
simp. (怀旧)		怀	旧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huáijiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waai⁴ gau⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoâi-kiū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huáijiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huáijiòu
    • Wade–Giles: huai²-chiu⁴
    • Yale: hwái-jyòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwaijiow
    • Palladius: хуайцзю (xuajczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waai⁴ gau⁶
    • Yale: wàaih gauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waai⁴ gau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: wai⁴ geo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːi̯²¹ kɐu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-kiū
    • Tâi-lô: huâi-kiū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoai'kiu
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huai¹³⁻²² kiu²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huai²⁴⁻²² kiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huai²⁴⁻²² kiu²²/

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• Middle Chinese: hweaj gjuwH

Rime
Character	懷	舊
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	皆 (34)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	戸乖切	巨救切
Baxter	hweaj	gjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠuɛi/	/ɡɨuH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷᵚæi/	/ɡiuH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɐi/	/ɡiəuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwəɨj/	/guwH/
Li Rong	/ɣuɛi/	/ɡiuH/
Wang Li	/ɣwɐi/	/ɡĭəuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣwăi/	/gi̯ə̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huái	jiù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	waai4	gau6

Verb

懷舊

1. to look back fondly on the past and think of old friends; to experience nostalgia for the past; to take a trip down memory lane; to reminisce