求歡

Chinese

		to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech	joyous; happy; pleased
trad. (求歡)		求	歡
simp. (求欢)		求	欢
Literally: “to request pleasure”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiúhuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau⁴ fun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiúhuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cióuhuan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiu²-huan¹
    • Yale: chyóu-hwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyouhuan
    • Palladius: цюхуань (cjuxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau⁴ fun¹
    • Yale: kàuh fūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau⁴ fun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo⁴ fun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯²¹ fuːn⁵⁵/

Verb

求歡

1. (euphemistic) to seek a woman's consent for sexual intercourse; to propose sex with; to proposition

   求歡不成／求欢不成  ―  qiúhuān bùchéng  ―  to be refused sex