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Definition 2024

討好

討好

See also: 讨好

Chinese

		ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marry	good; well; be fond of
trad. (討好)		討	好
simp. (讨好)		讨	好

Verb

討好

to ingratiate oneself with, to please

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tǎohǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou² hou²
Min Nan (POJ): thó-hó

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tǎohǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taohao
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou² hou²
  - Yale: tóu hóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou² hou²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thó-hó
  - Tâi-lô: thó-hó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: toy'hoir
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰɤ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɤ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɤ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁴¹/