yo女

Chinese

		outgoing; sociable	female; woman; daughter
trad. (yo女)		yo	女
simp. #(yo女)		yo	女

Etymology

From English yo + 女 (“girl”), referring to how young males try to act cool when greeting girls.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jou¹ neoi^5-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jou¹ neoi^5-2
    • Yale: yōu néui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jou¹ noey^5-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: you¹ nêu^5-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jou̯⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Verb

yo女

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

Synonyms

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