冶遊
Chinese
| smelt | to roam; travel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (冶遊/冶游) | 冶 | 遊/游 | |
| simp. (冶游) | 冶 | 游 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: yěyóu
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yěyóu
- Wade–Giles: yeh3-yu2
- Yale: yě-yóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeeyou
- Palladius: ею (jeju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 冶遊 / 冶游
野遊 / 野游
冶由
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: je5 jau4
- Yale: yéh yàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: je5 jau4
- Guangdong Romanization: yé5 yeo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛː¹³ jɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
冶遊
- (literary) to go for an outing in the spring or during a festivity
- (literary, medicine) to visit a brothel; to visit a prostitute
Synonyms
- (to visit a brothel):
Dialectal synonyms of 嫖娼 (“to visit prostitutes”) [map]