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應酬

應酬

See also: 应酬

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	entertain; repay; return entertain; repay; return; reward; compensate
trad. (應酬)		應	酬
simp. (应酬)		应	酬

Verb

應酬

to have social intercourse

Derived terms

應酬話／应酬话

Noun

應酬

dinner party; social engagement

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìngchóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ cau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yin-chhù / yin-sù
Min Nan (POJ): èng-siû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìngchóu → yìngchou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄡˊ → ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄡ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinq.chour
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/ → /iŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing³ cau⁴
  - Yale: ying chàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ tsau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-chhù / yin-sù
  - Hakka Romanization System: in cuˇ / in suˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ cu² / yin⁴ su²
  - IPA: /in⁵⁵ t͡sʰu¹¹/, /in⁵⁵ su¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-chhù / yin-sù
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)in cuˇ / (r)in suˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ cu² / yin⁴ su²
  - IPA: /(j)in⁵⁵ t͡sʰu¹¹/, /(j)in⁵⁵ su¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-siû
  - Tâi-lô: ìng-siû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: eangsiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiu²³/