空懷
Chinese
emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain |
to think of; to cherish; mind to think of; to cherish; mind; heart; bosom | ||
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trad. (空懷) | 空 | 懷 | |
simp. (空怀) | 空 | 怀 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kōnghuái
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: konghuái
- Wade–Giles: kʻung1-huai2
- Yale: kūng-hwái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: konghwai
- Palladius: кунхуай (kunxuaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
空懷
- to hold (an ideal, aspiration, etc.) in vain
- (of a female animal of breeding age) to not become pregnant after mating or artificial insemination