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抱窩

简抱窝 · 繁抱窩

Mandarin · pinyin bào wō

(coll.) to incubate
to brood

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抱: bào · embrace, hold in arms, enfold
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窝: wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place

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4–1 · bao4 wo1

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verb

(colloquial) to sit (on eggs); to brood; to hatch; to incubate

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