援交

援交

Chinese

		to help; to assist; to aid	to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
simp. and trad. (援交)		援	交

Etymology

From Japanese 援 (えん)交 (こう) (enkō), abbreviation of 援助交際 (えんじょこうさい) (enjo kōsai, “dating with compensation”).

Equivalent as short for 援助交際／援助交际 (yuánzhù jiāojì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wun⁴ gaau¹
• Min Nan (POJ): oân-kau / oān-kau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuánjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanjiau
    • IPA ^(key): /y̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wun⁴ gaau¹
    • Yale: wùhn gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wun⁴ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wun⁴ gao¹
    • IPA ^(key): /wuːn²¹ käːu̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oân-kau / oān-kau
    • Tâi-lô: uân-kau / uān-kau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oankaw, oaxnkaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /uan²⁴⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/, /uan²²⁻²¹ kaʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /uan²⁴⁻²² kaʊ³³/, /uan⁴¹⁻²² kaʊ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan¹³⁻²² kaʊ⁴⁴/, /uan²²⁻²¹ kaʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /uan²⁴⁻¹¹ kaʊ⁴⁴/, /uan³³⁻¹¹ kaʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan²³⁻³³ kaʊ⁴⁴/, /uan³³⁻²¹ kaʊ⁴⁴/

Noun

援交

1. dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.); schoolgirl prostitution

Synonyms

• 援助交際／援助交际 (yuánzhù jiāojì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
援	交
えん Grade: S	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

援交 (hiragana えんこう, rōmaji enkō)

1. dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.); schoolgirl prostitution.

Synonyms

• 援助交際 (えんじょこうさい) (enjo kōsai)