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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pàoniū

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ nau²
Min Nan (POJ): phàu-niu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàoniū
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawnhiou
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, 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
  - Guangdong Romanization: pao³ neo²
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯³³ nɐu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàu-niu
  - Tâi-lô: phàu-niu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phaoniw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ niũ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰaʊ²¹⁻⁵³ niũ⁴⁴/

Verb

泡妞

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

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