派對

Mandarin

Etymology

• Transliteration of English party

Pronunciation

• (Beijing) IPA: /pʰt/

  (imitating English) IPA: /ˈpʰaːɚtʰi/ ~ /pʰa˥ tʰi˨/

Noun

派對 (traditional, Pinyin pàiduì, simplified 派对)

1. a party; a get together

   明天來我家吧，我們開一個派對。

   míngtiān lái wǒ jiā ba, wǒmen kāi yī gè pàiduì

   Why don't you come over to my house tomorrow, we'll have a party

Usage notes

• Although written with Chinese characters, a pseudo-English pronunciation may be used when saying it aloud.

References

• 派對 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia