求偶

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate
trad. (求偶)		求	偶
simp. #(求偶)		求	偶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiú'ǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau⁴ ngau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiú'ǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióu-ǒu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-ou³
    • Yale: chyóu-ǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyouoou
    • Palladius: цюоу (cjuou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau⁴ ngau⁵
    • Yale: kàuh ngáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁴ ngau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo⁴ ngeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ ŋɐu̯¹³/

Verb

求偶

1. to seek a mate; to find a husband or wife; to court