拍拖
Chinese
to cable; to wire | to drag | ||
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trad. (拍拖) | 拍 | 拖 | |
simp. #(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
Verb
拍拖
- (colloquial, intransitive) to date somebody; to go on a date with somebody
- 我唔想同公司嘅同事拍拖。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
- ngo5 m4 soeng2 tung4 gung1 si1 ge3 tung4 si6 paak3 to1. [Jyutping]
- I do not want to date a colleague at work.
- 佢哋拍咗拖兩年喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- keoi5 dei6 paak3 zo2 to1 loeng5 nin4 laa3. [Jyutping]
- They've been dating for two years.
佢哋拍咗拖两年喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 談戀愛 (“to be in a romantic relationship; to be dating; to go out”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 談戀愛 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 搞對象 |
Tianjin | 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Chengde | 搞對象兒 | |
Tangshan | 搞對象 | |
Cangzhou | 搞對象 | |
Baoding | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Shijiazhuang | 搞對象 | |
Chifeng | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Heihe | 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友 | |
Qiqihar | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Harbin | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處對象, 處朋友 | |
Jiamusi | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友 | |
Baicheng | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Changchun | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Tonghua | 搞對象兒 | |
Shenyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Dandong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Jinzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象兒, 交朋友 | |
Dalian | 搞對象 | |
Yantai | 搞對象兒 | |
Qingdao | 談戀愛 | |
Lijin | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Zhucheng | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Jinan | 談戀愛, 談對象, 搞對象 | |
Jining | 戀愛, 相好兒 | |
Luoyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛 | |
Shangqiu | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Yuanyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 | |
Zhengzhou | 談戀愛 | |
Lingbao | 戀愛 | |
Xinyang | 談戀愛 | |
Baihe | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Hanzhong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 | |
Xi'an | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 | |
Baoji | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 尋對象 | |
Yinchuan | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Tianshui | 戀愛, 搞對象, 說媳婦 | |
Lanzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Dunhuang | 戀愛, 找對象 | |
Xining | 戀愛 | |
Hami | 找對象 | |
Ürümqi | 談戀愛, 談對象 | |
Wuhan | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Yichang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 找朋友, 找對象 | |
Xiangyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友 | |
Tianmen | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友 | |
Hong'an | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 找對象, 找朋友 | |
Chengdu | 談戀愛, 耍朋友 | |
Nanchong | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 耍朋友 | |
Dazhou | 耍朋友 | |
Hanyuan | 講戀愛, 耍朋友 | |
Xichang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 耍朋友, 交朋友 | |
Zigong | 談戀愛, 耍朋友 | |
Chongqing | 講戀愛, 耍朋友 | |
Guiyang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友 | |
Zunyi | 說媳婦, 談媳婦, 談朋友 | |
Bijie | 戀愛, 玩朋友 | |
Liping | 搞對象 | |
Zhaotong | 談戀愛 | |
Dali | 談對象 | |
Kunming | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象 | |
Mengzi | 談戀愛 | |
Guilin | 交朋友 | |
Liuzhou | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友, 拍拖, 談婚 dated | |
Jishou | 戀愛 | |
Changde | 戀愛 | |
Anqing | 談戀愛 | |
Xuzhou | 談戀愛, 談對象 | |
Fuyang | 戀愛, 談對象 | |
Wuhu | 談戀愛, 戀愛 | |
Yangzhou | 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友, 談人, 談人家 | |
Lianyungang | 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 談對象 | |
Lianshui | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Nanjing | 談戀愛, 談對象, 談親事 | |
Hefei | 談戀愛, 找對象 | |
Nantong | 談戀愛 | |
Singapore | 談戀愛 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拍拖, 拖手仔, 行街, 談戀愛 |
Hong Kong | 拍拖, 拖手仔, 談戀愛, 行埋 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 拍拖 | |
Macau | 拍拖, 拖手仔 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 拍拖 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 拍拖 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 拍拖 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 拍拖 | |
Foshan | 拍拖 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 拍拖 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 拍拖 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 拍拖 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 拍拖 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 拍拖 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 拍拖 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 偷豆, 掹葵尾 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 拍拖 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 拍拖 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 拍拖 | |
Taishan | 拍拖 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 拍拖 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 拍拖 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 拍拖 | |
Dongguan | 拍拖 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 拍拖 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 拍拖 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 談戀愛, 拍拖 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 拍拖 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 戀愛 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 拍拖 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 談婚 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 談婚 | |
Huizhou | Shexian | 談戀愛 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 搞對象, 戀愛 |
Yangyuan | 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友 | |
Datong | 搞對象 | |
Xinzhou | 戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Lishi | 談戀愛, 找對象, 搞對象 | |
Linfen | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Changzhi | 找對象 | |
Linhe | 找對象 | |
Jining | 找對象 | |
Hohhot | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Erenhot | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Pingshan | 搞戀愛 | |
Zhangjiakou | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Handan | 戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Linzhou | 談戀愛, 搞對象 | |
Suide | 搞對象 | |
Min Nan | Penang (Hokkien) | 拍拖 |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 拍拖 | |
Shantou | 相悅, 戀愛 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 拍拖 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 拍拖 |
Sanxiang | 行, 相行, 拍拖 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 談戀愛, 談朋友, 談敲定, 軋朋友 |
Hangzhou | 談朋友, 交朋友 | |
Ningbo | 談朋友, 找對象, 軋朋友 |
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → English: paktor