相親角

Chinese

		to see and assess the suitability of a prospective husband or wife, or son or daughter-in-law; to have a blind date	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (相親角)		相親	角
simp. (相亲角)		相亲	角

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngqīnjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ can¹ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngqīnjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangcinjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chʻin¹-chiao³
    • Yale: syāng-chīn-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangchinjeau
    • Palladius: сянциньцзяо (sjancinʹczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngqīnjiǎor
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangcinjiǎor
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-chʻin¹-chiao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: syāng-chīn-jyǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangchinjeaul
    • Palladius: сянциньцзяор (sjancinʹczjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng¹ can¹ gok³
    • Yale: sēung chān gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ tsan¹ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ cen¹ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

Noun

相親角

1. “matchmaking corner”, a public area where parents hang the “resumes” of their unpartnered children and exchange contact information with other parents interested in their child’s marriage potential

See also

• 英語角／英语角