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泡妞

泡妞

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	little girl
simp. and trad. (泡妞)		泡	妞

Verb

泡妞

(slang) to hook up with girls (often implying a bit of womanizing), to chase after girls, to pick up chicks

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pàoniū

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ nau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàoniū
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawnhiou
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (泡妞兒／泡妞儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàoniūr
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawnhioul
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ njɤʊɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paau³ nau²
  - Yale: paau náu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ nau²
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑːu̯³³ nɐu̯³⁵/