泡妞
Chinese
[edit]to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen |
little girl | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (泡妞) | 泡 | 妞 | |
| simp. #(泡妞) | 泡 | 妞 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pàoniou
- Wade–Giles: pʻao4-niu1
- Yale: pàu-nyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawnhiou
- Palladius: паоню (paonju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (泡妞兒／泡妞儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pàoniour
- Wade–Giles: pʻao4-niu1-ʼrh
- Yale: pàu-nyōur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawnhioul
- Palladius: паонюр (paonjur)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paau3 nau2
- Yale: paau náu
- Cantonese Pinyin: paau3 nau2
- Guangdong Romanization: pao3 neo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːu̯³³ nɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
[edit]泡⫽妞 (verb-object)
- (slang) to hook up with girls (often implying a bit of womanizing); to chase after girls; to pick up chicks
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 泡妞 (“to pick up a girl; to chase after a girl; to hit on a girl”) [map]