冶遊

Chinese

		smelt	to roam; travel
trad. (冶遊/冶游)		冶	遊/游
simp. (冶游)		冶	游

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yěyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁵ jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yěyóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyieyou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yěyóu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁵ jau⁴
  - Yale: yéh yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁵ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁵ yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː¹³ jɐu̯²¹/

Verb

冶遊

(literary) to go for an outing in the spring or during a festivity
(archaic) to visit a brothel; to visit a prostitute

Synonyms

(visit a brothel): (slang) 打炮 (dǎpào), 嫖妓 (piáojì), (literary) 狎妓 (xiájì)

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