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懷

简怀 · 繁懷

Mandarin · pinyin huái#

Mandarin · pinyin Huái#

surname Huai

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怀: huái · bosom, breast; carry in bosom

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waai4

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breast; bosom
(figurative) heart; mind; affection
to carry in one's bosom or on one's body
to harbor in one's mind; to keep in mind; to entertain
to think of; to cherish; to tend to; to remember; to reminisce
(literary) to miss; to long for
(literary or dialectal Mandarin) to be pregnant
(Magong Hokkien) pocket (bag sewn into clothing)
a surname, Huai

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