做愛
See also: 做爱
Chinese
| to do; to make; to produce | to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (做愛) | 做 | 愛 | |
| simp. (做爱) | 做 | 爱 | |
| alternative forms | 作愛／作爱 Mandarin 造愛／造爱 Cantonese 捉i Mandarin humorous euphemism doi Putonghua humorous euphemism | ||
Etymology
Likely a calque of English make love.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuò'ài
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuò-ài
- Wade–Giles: tso4-ai4
- Yale: dzwò-ài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohay
- Palladius: цзоай (czoaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zou6 oi3
- Yale: jouh oi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzou6 oi3
- Guangdong Romanization: zou6 oi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou̯²² ɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
做⫽愛 (verb-object)
Synonyms
- 上床 (shàngchuáng) (figuratively)
- 交合 (jiāohé) (euphemistic)
- 交媾 (jiāogòu) (literary)
- 交接 (jiāojiē)
- 去motel (Taiwan)
- 同房 (tóngfáng) (euphemistic)
- 啪啪 (pāpā) (onomatopoeia, euphemistic)
- 啪啪啪 (pāpāpā) (onomatopoeia, euphemistic)
- 嘿咻 (hēixiū) (slang)
- 執劑 / 执剂 (zap1 zai1) (Cantonese, slang, euphemistic)
- 屌閪 / 屌𲈹 (diu2 hai1) (Cantonese, vulgar)
- 性交 (xìngjiāo)
- 愛愛 / 爱爱 (ài'ài) (euphemistic)
- 戳屄 (Wu)
- 扑嘢 (bok1 je5) (Cantonese, slang)
- 搞嘢 (gaau2 je5) (Cantonese)
- 敦倫 / 敦伦 (dūnlún)
- 炒飯 / 炒饭 (chǎofàn) (Taiwan)
- 發生性行為 / 发生性行为 (fāshēng xìngxíngwéi)
- 相使 (Min Nan)
- 相姦 / 相奸 (Hokkien)
- 相箍 (Min Nan)
- 睡覺 / 睡觉 (euphemistic)
- 肏屄 (càobī) (vulgar, with a woman)
- 行埋 (haang4 maai4) (Cantonese)
- 行房 (xíngfáng) (euphemistic, chiefly of a couple)
- 親熱 / 亲热 (qīnrè) (euphemistic)