搞基

Chinese

		to do; to make; to go in for to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of	gay
simp. and trad. (搞基)		搞	基
alternative forms		搞姬 female
Literally: “to do gay things”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎojī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠˇ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎojī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎoji
    • Wade–Giles: kao³-chi¹
    • Yale: gǎu-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaoji
    • Palladius: гаоцзи (gaoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau² gei¹
    • Yale: gáau gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao² géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

Verb

搞基

1. (neologism, slang) to engage in homosexual activities

Synonyms

• (Hong Kong Cantonese) hehe

See also

• 基友 (jīyǒu)
• 姬友 (jīyǒu)