搭訕

搭訕

See also: 搭讪

Chinese

		to touch, to join	to ridicule
trad. (搭訕)		搭	訕
simp. (搭讪)		搭	讪
variant forms		搭赸 答訕／答讪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāshàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daap³ saan³
• Wu (Wiktionary): taq (T4) + se (T1); taq se (T4)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dāshàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dashann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dashàn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daap³ saan³
    • Yale: daap saan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daap⁸ saan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dab³ san³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /täːp̚³ säːn³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: taq (T4) + se (T1); taq se (T4)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ta̱ʔ⁴⁴  se̞⁵³/, /ta̱ʔ³³ se̞⁴⁴/

Verb

搭訕

1. to try to strike up a conversation
2. to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation
3. (neologism) to hit on someone; to pick up

Synonyms

• (Wu) 搭訕頭／搭讪头