抱得美人歸

See also: 抱得美人归

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	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady; royal consort	to go back; to return
trad. (抱得美人歸)		抱	得	美人	歸
simp. (抱得美人归)		抱	得	美人	归

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bào dé měirén guī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁵ dak¹ mei⁵ jan⁴ gwai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bào dé měirén guī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bào dé měirén guei
  - Wade–Giles: pao⁴ tê² mei³-jên² kuei¹
  - Yale: bàu dé měi-rén gwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baw der meeiren guei
  - Palladius: бао дэ мэйжэнь гуй (bao dɛ mɛjžɛnʹ guj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pou⁵ dak¹ mei⁵ jan⁴ gwai¹
  - Yale: póuh dāk méih yàhn gwāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁵ dak⁷ mei⁵ jan⁴ gwai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pou⁵ deg¹ méi⁵ yen⁴ guei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯¹³ tɐk̚⁵ mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

抱得美人歸

to win the heart of a beauty

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