應酬

See also: 应酬 and 応酬

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	entertain; repay; return entertain; repay; return; reward; compensate
trad. (應酬)		應	酬
simp. (应酬)		应	酬

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìngchou, yìngchóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄔㄡ, ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ cau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yin-chhù / yin-sù
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): èng-siû

(Teochew, Peng'im): ing³ ciu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìngchou
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄔㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìngcho̊u
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-chʻou⁵
  - Yale: yìng-chou
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinq.chou
  - Palladius: инчоу (inčou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìngchóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìngchóu
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-chʻou²
  - Yale: yìng-chóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqchour
  - Palladius: инчоу (inčou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing³ cau⁴
  - Yale: ying chàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ tsau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying³ ceo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-chhù
  - Hakka Romanization System: in cu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ cu²
  - Sinological IPA: /in⁵⁵ t͡sʰu¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-chhù / yin-sù
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)in cu^ˇ / (r)in su^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ cu² / yin⁴ su²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)in⁵⁵ t͡sʰu¹¹/, /(j)in⁵⁵ su¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-siû
  - Tâi-lô: ìng-siû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: eangsiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /eŋ²¹⁻⁴² siu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ing³ ciu⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ìng tshiû
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵/

Verb

應酬

to engage in social activities; to socialize

Synonyms

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上落 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
交往 (jiāowǎng)
交插 (Hokkien)
交流 (jiāoliú)
交聊 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
交遊 / 交游 (jiāoyóu)
交際 / 交际 (jiāojì)
來去 / 来去 (Hakka, Huizhou, Northern Min, Min Nan, Wu)
來往 / 来往 (láiwǎng)
周旋 (zhōuxuán)
往來 / 往来 (wǎnglái)
往還 / 往还 (wǎnghuán) (literary)
打交道 (dǎ jiāodào)
溝通 / 沟通 (gōutōng)
社交 (shèjiāo)
行踏 (Hokkien)
走 (zǒu)
過往 / 过往 (guòwǎng)
過從 / 过从 (guòcóng) (literary)
酬酢 (chóuzuò) (literary)
鋪排 / 铺排 (Hokkien)

Derived terms

應酬話 / 应酬话

Noun

應酬

dinner party; social engagement

Related terms

寒暄 (hánxuān)

References

“應酬”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.