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騷擾

騷擾

See also: 骚扰

Chinese

		have sex appeal	disturb
trad. (騷擾)		騷	擾
simp. (骚扰)		骚	扰

Verb

騷擾

to harass, annoy (especially sexually)

Etymology

From 騷／骚 (sāo, “to harass, bother”) + 擾／扰 (rǎo, “to disturb”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sāorǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠㄖㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ jiu^5-2
Min Nan (POJ): so͘-liáu / so-liáu / so-jiáu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sāorǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠㄖㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saurao
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou¹ jiu^5-2
  - Yale: sōu yíu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ jiu^5-2
  - IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯¹³⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so͘-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: soo-liáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soliao
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ³³ liaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so-liáu
  - Tâi-lô: so-liáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soiliao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sɤ⁴⁴⁻²² liaʊ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: so-jiáu
  - Tâi-lô: so-jiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soijiao
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɤ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑiaʊ⁵³/