把妹

Chinese

		handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of	younger sister
trad. (把妹)		把	妹
simp. #(把妹)		把	妹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa² mui^6-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚˇ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎmèi
    • Wade–Giles: pa³-mei⁴
    • Yale: bǎ-mèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baamey
    • Palladius: бамэй (bamɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baa² mui^6-2
    • Yale: bá múi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa² mui^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba² mui^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː³⁵ muːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

Verb

把妹

1. to pick up a girl; to chase a girl

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)