拍拖

Chinese

		to cable; to wire	to drag
simp. and trad. (拍拖)		拍	拖

Etymology

Originally Cantonese from the Pearl River Delta region, meaning "hitched together" (of row-boat attached to motor-boat). Usually, the larger ship carries the cargo and drags the boat. The main channel is greatly dragged. When the shore is near, the larger ship is stuck in deep water and has difficulty docking. At this time, the boat unloads the cargo and goes back and forth, thus giving rise to the dating analogy.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pāituō

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄞㄊㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paak³ to¹
Min Nan (POJ): phah-tho / phah-tho͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pāituō
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄞㄊㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paituo
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paak³ to¹
  - Yale: paak tō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paak⁸ to¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pag³ to¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰäːk̚³ tʰɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-tho
  - Tâi-lô: phah-tho
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phahtoy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)⁵ tʰo³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰo⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phah-tho͘
  - Tâi-lô: phah-thoo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phahtof
  - IPA (Penang): /pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ tʰɔ³³/

Note: phah-tho͘ - from Cantonese.

Verb

拍拖

(colloquial) to date somebody; to go on a date with somebody

Synonyms

談戀愛／谈恋爱 (tánliàn'ài)

Derived terms

拖友

Descendants

→ English: paktor

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