提親事

Chinese

		to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)	marriage; matrimony; wedding
trad. (提親事)		提	親事
simp. (提亲事)		提	亲事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tí qīnshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tai⁴ can¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tí qīnshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tí cinshìh
    • Wade–Giles: tʻi² chʻin¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: tí chīn-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyi chinshyh
    • Palladius: ти циньши (ti cinʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tai⁴ can¹ si⁶
    • Yale: tàih chān sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tai⁴ tsan¹ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tei⁴ cen¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/

Verb

提⫽親事 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to propose marriage

Synonyms

• 提婚 (tíhūn)
• 提親／提亲 (tíqīn)