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懷念

简 怀念 · 繁 懷念
Mandarin · pinyin huái niàn

Meanings

  1. to cherish the memory of
  2. to think of
  3. to reminisce
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懷
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念
niàn · think of, recall, study
怀
huái · bosom, breast; carry in bosom
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2–4 · huai2 nian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

waai4 nim6

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verb

  1. to miss; to think of; to yearn for; to reminisce

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