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

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

Synonyms

• (Mandarin) 泡妞 (pàoniū)
• (Cantonese) 溝女／沟女, yo女
• (Teochew) 釣女／钓女