抱卵

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	ovum
simp. and trad. (抱卵)		抱	卵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàoluǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ leon²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàoluǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàoluǎn
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-luan³
    • Yale: bàu-lwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawloan
    • Palladius: баолуань (baoluanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ leon²
    • Yale: póuh léun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ loen²
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ lên²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ lɵn³⁵/

Verb

抱卵

1. (of crabs, lobsters, etc.) to hatch an egg