投懷送抱

Chinese

		to throw; to send	to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom	to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	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. (投懷送抱)		投	懷	送	抱
simp. (投怀送抱)		投	怀	送	抱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóuhuáisòngbào

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau⁴ waai⁴ sung³ pou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tóuhuáisòngbào
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tóuhuáisòngbào
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou²-huai²-sung⁴-pao⁴
    • Yale: tóu-hwái-sùng-bàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tourhwaisonqbaw
    • Palladius: тоухуайсунбао (touxuajsunbao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯³⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau⁴ waai⁴ sung³ pou⁵
    • Yale: tàuh wàaih sung póuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau⁴ waai⁴ sung³ pou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo⁴ wai⁴ sung³ pou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯²¹ waːi̯²¹ sʊŋ³³ pʰou̯¹³/

Idiom

投懷送抱

1. to throw oneself into someone's else's arms; (of a girl) to unreservedly express one's fondness (of a man); to throw oneself on