抱頭痛哭

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	head; (noun suffix)	to cry bitterly; to wail; to cry one's heart out
trad. (抱頭痛哭)		抱	頭	痛哭
simp. (抱头痛哭)		抱	头	痛哭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàotóutòngkū

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ tau⁴ tung³ huk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàotóutòngkū
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàotóutòngku
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-tʻou²-tʻung⁴-kʻu¹
    • Yale: bàu-tóu-tùng-kū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawtourtonqku
    • Palladius: баотоутунку (baotoutunku)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁵ tau⁴ tung³ huk¹
    • Yale: póuh tàuh tung hūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ tau⁴ tung³ huk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ teo⁴ tung³ hug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹ tʰʊŋ³³ hʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

抱頭痛哭

1. to weep in each other's arms; to cry on each other's shoulders