𠝹女

Chinese

			female; woman; daughter
trad. (𠝹女)		𠝹	女
simp. #(𠝹女)		𠝹	女

Etymology

Originated from discos in Hong Kong to describe how a man forcibly dances in between a couple to attempt to steal a female partner.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ neoi^5-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ neoi^5-2
    • Yale: gaai néui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ noey^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ nêu^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Verb

𠝹⫽女 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, slang) to hook up with girls; to pick up girls

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 泡妞 (“to pick up a girl; to chase after a girl; to hit on a girl”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	泡妞, 拍婆子 dated
	Taiwan	泡妞, 泡馬子, 撩妹, 把妹, 把馬子
	Singapore	泡妞
Cantonese	Guangzhou	溝女
	Hong Kong	溝女, 𠝹女, yo女
Southern Min	Taipei	奅查某 GT, 奅姼仔 GT
	Shantou	釣女
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)