懷裡

See also: 怀里 and 懐裏

Chinese

		to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing
trad. (懷裡/懷裏)		懷	裡/裏
simp. (怀里)		怀	里

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huáilǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waai⁴ leoi⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hoâi-nih

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huáilǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huáilǐ
    • Wade–Giles: huai²-li³
    • Yale: hwái-lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwailii
    • Palladius: хуайли (xuajli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waai⁴ leoi⁵
    • Yale: wàaih léuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waai⁴ loey⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: wai⁴ lêu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waːi̯²¹ lɵy̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoâi-nih
    • Tâi-lô: huâi-nih
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoainiq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huai²⁴⁻²² nĩʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huai²⁴⁻²² nĩʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huai¹³⁻²² nĩʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huai²⁴⁻¹¹ nĩʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huai²³⁻³³ nĩʔ³²/

Noun

懷裡

1. in one's arms/bosom/embrace

   • 望著星天，我就會忘記一切，彷彿回到了母親的懷裡似的。 [MSC, trad.]
     望着星天，我就会忘记一切，仿佛回到了母亲的怀里似的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1927, 巴金 (Ba Jin), 《繁星》 (as reproduced in 2014, 普通话水平测试实施纲要 (Putonghua Proficiency Test Guide), →ISBN →OCLC, pages 348 & 349)

     Wàngzhe xīngtiān, wǒ jiù huì wàngjì yīqiè, fǎngfú huídàole mǔqīn de huáilǐ shìde. [Pinyin]

     Looking toward the starry heavens, I forget everything, as if returning to mother's bosom.