抱持

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	to grasp; to hold; support to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain
trad. (抱持)		抱	持
simp. #(抱持)		抱	持

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàochí

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phō-tî

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàochí
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàochíh
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-chʻih²
    • Yale: bàu-chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawchyr
    • Palladius: баочи (baoči)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-tî
    • Tâi-lô: phō-tî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoixdii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ ti²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo⁴¹⁻²² ti²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ ti¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰo³³⁻¹¹ ti²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ ti²³/

Verb

抱持

1. to hold (an attitude, opinion, etc.); to maintain; to harbour

   抱持極高的學術熱情 [MSC, trad.]
   抱持极高的学术热情 [MSC, simp.]

   bàochí jí gāo de xuéshù rèqíng [Pinyin]

   to be passionate about academia

   抱持著遠大的理想 [MSC, trad.]
   抱持着远大的理想 [MSC, simp.]

   bàochí zhe yuǎndà de lǐxiǎng [Pinyin]

   to hold lofty ideals