抱窩

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	nest
trad. (抱窩)		抱	窩
simp. (抱窝)		抱	窝
alternative forms		菢窩／菢窝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàowō

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ wo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàowō
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàowo
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-wo¹
    • Yale: bàu-wō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawuo
    • Palladius: баово (baovo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ wo¹
    • Yale: póuh wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ wo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ wɔː⁵⁵/

Verb

抱⫽窩 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (colloquial) to sit (on eggs); to brood; to hatch; to incubate

Synonyms

• 孵卵 (fūluǎn)
• (Hokkien) 孵岫, 做孵, 覕岫／𰴕岫, 跍岫, 穻岫, 踮岫