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拉鉤

拉鉤

See also: 拉钩

Chinese

		to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag to pull; to play (string instruments); to drag; to draw	entice; hook
trad. (拉鉤/拉鈎)		拉	鉤/鈎
simp. (拉钩)		拉	钩
alt. forms		拉勾

Verb

拉鉤

to make a pinky promise

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lāgōu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄚㄍㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laai¹ ngau¹
Min Nan (POJ): la-kau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lāgōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚㄍㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhagou
  - IPA ^(key): /la̠⁵⁵ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: lāgōur
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄚㄍㄡㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhagoul
  - IPA ^(key): /la̠⁵⁵ kɤʊɻʷ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laai¹ ngau¹
  - Yale: lāai ngāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laai¹ ngau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑːi̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: la-kau
  - Tâi-lô: la-kau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: la'kaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /la⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /la³³ kaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /la⁴⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /la⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /la⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʊ⁴⁴/