抱得美人歸

See also: 抱得美人归

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	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady; royal consort	to go back; to return
trad. (抱得美人歸)		抱	得	美人	歸
simp. (抱得美人归)		抱	得	美人	归

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bào dé měirén guī

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ dak¹ mei⁵ jan⁴ gwai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bào dé měirén guī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bào dé měirén guei
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴ tê² mei³-jên² kuei¹
    • Yale: bàu dé měi-rén gwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw der meeiren guei
    • Palladius: бао дэ мэйжэнь гуй (bao dɛ mɛjžɛnʹ guj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ dak¹ mei⁵ jan⁴ gwai¹
    • Yale: póuh dāk méih yàhn gwāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ dak⁷ mei⁵ jan⁴ gwai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ deg¹ méi⁵ yen⁴ guei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ tɐk̚⁵ mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

抱得美人歸

1. to win the heart of a beauty