抱枕

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	pillow
simp. and trad. (抱枕)		抱	枕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàozhěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ zam²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phǒ-chím / phō-chím / phō͘-chím

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàozhěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄓㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàojhěn
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-chên³
    • Yale: bàu-jěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawjeen
    • Palladius: баочжэнь (baočžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ zam²
    • Yale: póuh jám
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ dzam²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ zem²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ t͡sɐm³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-chím
    • Tâi-lô: phǒ-tsím
    • IPA (Philippines): /pʰo³³⁻²² t͡sim⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-chím
    • Tâi-lô: phō-tsím
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoixciem
    • IPA (Singapore): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ t͡sim⁴²/
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō͘-chím
    • Tâi-lô: phōo-tsím
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phoxciem
    • IPA (Singapore): /pʰɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sim⁴²/

Noun

抱枕

1. large pillow (that is supposed to be hugged to provide additional comfort)

   等身抱枕  ―  děngshēnbàozhěn  ―  body-length pillow; dakimakura

Verb

抱⫽枕 (verb-object)

1. (literally) to hug the pillow

   • 抱枕無言語，空房獨悄然。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     抱枕无言语，空房独悄然。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 812, Bai Juyi (白居易),《晝臥》, translated by Arthur Waley

     Bàozhěn wú yányǔ, kōngfáng dú qiāorán. [Pinyin]

     I hug my pillow and do not speak a word;
     In my empty room no sound stirs.