抱孫子

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	grandson; grandchild
trad. (抱孫子)		抱	孫子
simp. (抱孙子)		抱	孙子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bào sūnzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄣ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ syun¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bào sūnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄣ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bào sunzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴ sun¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: bàu swūn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw suen.tzy
    • Palladius: бао суньцзы (bao sunʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ su̯ən⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ syun¹ zi²
    • Yale: póuh syūn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ syn¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ xun¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ syːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

抱⫽孫子 (verb-object)

1. (figuratively) to (be able to) hold one's grandson in the arms; to become a grandparent

See also

• 抱孫／抱孙 (bàosūn)
• 抱孫女／抱孙女 (bào sūnnǚ)