抱 pou⁵ {bào}

1. to hold
2. to carry (in one's arms)
3. to hug
4. to embrace
5. to surround
6. to cherish

菢竇〔抱窦〕 bou⁶ dau³ {bào dòu}

to hatch eggs

抱腳〔-脚〕 pou⁵ goek³ {bào jiǎo}

shoes fit the feet nicely / snuggly; to hug the feet

抱歉 pou⁵ hip³ {bào qiàn}

excuse me; to excuse

抱怨 pou⁵ jyun³ {bào yuàn}

to moan

抱病 pou⁵ beng⁶ {bào bìng}

1. to be ill
2. to be in bad health

抱持 pou⁵ ci⁴ {bào chí}

1. to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
2. to maintain (an attitude etc)
3. to harbor (doubts etc)
4. to clinch (boxing)

抱定 pou⁵ ding⁶ {bào dìng}

1. to hold on firmly
2. to cling (to a belief)
3. stubbornly

抱負〔-负〕 pou⁵ fu⁶ {bào fù}

1. aspiration
2. ambition

抱恨 pou⁵ han⁶ {bào hèn}

to have a gnawing regret

抱歉 pou⁵ hip³ {bào qiàn}

1. to be sorry
2. to feel apologetic
3. sorry!

抱有 pou⁵ jau⁵ {bào yǒu}

1. have
2. possess

抱養〔-养〕 pou⁵ joeng⁵ {bào yǎng}

adopt (a child)

抱怨 pou⁵ jyun³ {bào yuàn}

1. to complain
2. to grumble
3. to harbor a complaint
4. to feel dissatisfied

抱愧 pou⁵ kwai³ {bào kuì}

feel ashamed

抱拳 pou⁵ kyun⁴ {bào quán}

to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)

抱抱 pou⁵ pou⁵ {bào bào}

1. to hug
2. to embrace

抱摔 pou⁵ seoi¹ {bào shuāi}

body slam (wrestling move)

抱頭〔-头〕 pou⁵ tau⁴ {bào tóu}

1. to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced
2. to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc)
3. to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)

抱屈 pou⁵ wat¹ {bào qū}

feel wronged

抱窩〔-窝〕 pou⁵ wo¹ {bào wō}

1. (coll.) to incubate
2. to brood

抱枕 pou⁵ zam² {bào zhěn}

1. bolster
2. a long pillow or cushion

抱不平 pou⁵ bat¹ ping⁴ {bào bù píng}

to be outraged by an injustice

抱粗腿 pou⁵ cou¹ teoi² {bào cū tuǐ}

to latch on to the rich and powerful

抱大腿 pou⁵ daai⁶ teoi² {bào dà tuǐ}

(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous

抱犢崮〔-犊-〕 pou⁵ duk⁶ gu³ {Bào dú gù}

Mt Baodu in Cangshan county 蒼山縣, Linyi 臨沂, south Shandong

抱佛腳〔--脚〕 pou⁵ fat⁶ goek³ {bào fó jiǎo}

1. lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
2. panic measures in place of timely preparation

抱樸子〔-朴-〕 pou⁵ pok³ zi² {Bào pǔ zǐ}

Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪 on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc

抱抱團〔--团〕 pou⁵ pou⁵ tyun⁴ {bào bào tuán}

Free Hugs Campaign

抱抱裝〔--装〕 pou⁵ pou⁵ zong¹ {bào bào zhuāng}

"hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 包包團)

抱殘守缺〔-残--〕 pou⁵ caan⁴ sau² kyut³ {bào cán shǒu quē}

1. to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
2. stickler for tradition

抱薪救火 pou⁵ san¹ gau³ fo² {bào xīn jiù huǒ}

lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

抱成一團〔---团〕 pou⁵ sing⁴ jat¹ tyun⁴ {bào chéng yī tuán}

1. to band together
2. to gang up
3. to stick together

抱頭鼠躥〔-头-蹿〕 pou⁵ tau⁴ syu² cyun¹ {bào tóu shǔ cuān}

1. to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
2. also written 抱頭鼠竄

抱頭鼠竄〔-头-窜〕 pou⁵ tau⁴ syu² cyun³ {bào tóu shǔ cuàn}

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

抱頭痛哭〔-头--〕 pou⁵ tau⁴ tung³ huk¹ {bào tóu tòng kū}

1. to weep disconsolately
2. to cry on each other's shoulder