撒嬌

See also: 撒娇

Chinese

		to scatter; let go	lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
trad. (撒嬌)		撒	嬌
simp. (撒娇)		撒	娇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sājiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ giu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sat-kiau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sājiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sajiao
    • Wade–Giles: sa¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: sā-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sajiau
    • Palladius: сацзяо (saczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sājiāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ ㄐㄧㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sajiaor
    • Wade–Giles: sa¹-chiao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: sā-jyāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sajiaul
    • Palladius: сацзяор (saczjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saat³ giu¹
    • Yale: saat gīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ giu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sad³ giu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ kiːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sat-kiau
    • Tâi-lô: sat-kiau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: satkiaw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiau³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²⁻⁵ kiau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ kiau⁴⁴/

Verb

撒嬌

1. (of a child, girl, woman, pet, etc.) to act in a loveable, coy, childish or coquettish manner to someone who loves or dotes on them, in order to fulfil their wish or display their affection

   愛撒嬌／爱撒娇  ―  ài sājiāo  ―  to love to act cute

   跟老公撒嬌／跟老公撒娇  ―  gēn lǎogōng sājiāo  ―  to be affectionate with one's husband

   撒嬌女人最好命 [MSC, trad.]
   撒娇女人最好命 [MSC, simp.]

   sājiāo nǚrén zuì hǎomìng [Pinyin]

   Women who know how to act cute are the luckiest in life.

Synonyms

• (Cantonese) 詐嬌／诈娇, 詐嗲／诈嗲, 嗲 (diǎ)
• (Hakka) 做嬌／做娇
• (Hokkien) 司奶

Derived terms

• 撒嬌使性／撒娇使性
• 撒嬌撒痴／撒娇撒痴
• 撒嬌賣俏／撒娇卖俏
• 撒痴撒嬌／撒痴撒娇

 

See also

• Korean: 애교 (愛嬌, aegyo)
• Japanese: 甘(あま)える (amaeru)