抱負

See also: 抱负

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	lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)
trad. (抱負)		抱	負
simp. (抱负)		抱	负

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bàofù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ fu⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): phāu-hū / phǎu-hù / phō-hū / phǒ-hù

(Teochew, Peng'im): pao⁶ hu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bàofù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bàofù
  - Wade–Giles: pao⁴-fu⁴
  - Yale: bàu-fù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawfuh
  - Palladius: баофу (baofu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    報復 / 报复
    抱腹
    抱負 / 抱负
    暴富
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ fu⁶
  - Yale: póuh fuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ fu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ fu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ fuː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phāu-hū
  - Tâi-lô: phāu-hū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phauxhu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰau²²⁻²¹ hu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰau³³⁻¹¹ hu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰau³³⁻²¹ hu³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǎu-hù
  - Tâi-lô: phǎu-hù
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰau²² hu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phō-hū
  - Tâi-lô: phō-hū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoixhu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰo²²⁻²¹ hu²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phǒ-hù
  - Tâi-lô: phǒ-hù
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰo²² hu⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: pao⁶ hu⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phău hŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰau³⁵⁻¹¹ hu³⁵/

Noun

抱負

aspiration; ambition

Synonyms

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壯志 / 壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions)
夢寐 / 梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary)
夢想 / 梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
心志 (xīnzhì)
心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
志向 (zhìxiàng)
志氣 / 志气 (zhìqì)
懷抱 / 怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
權欲 / 权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
理想 (lǐxiǎng)
職志 / 职志 (zhízhì)
野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抱	負
ほう Grade: S	ふ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

抱(ほう)負(ふ) • (hōfu)

ambition, aspiration

Korean

Hanja in this term
抱	負

Noun

抱負 • (pobu) (hangeul 포부)

hanja form^? of 포부 (“ambition; aspiration”)