包養

See also: 包养

Chinese

		to hire; to charter	to take care of
trad. (包養)		包	養
simp. (包养)		包	养

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāoyǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠ ㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baau¹ joeng⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pau-ióng / pau-iáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bāoyǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠ ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: baoyǎng
    • Wade–Giles: pao¹-yang³
    • Yale: bāu-yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bauyeang
    • Palladius: баоян (baojan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baau¹ joeng⁵
    • Yale: bāau yéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baau¹ joeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bao¹ yêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːu̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pau-ióng
    • Tâi-lô: pau-ióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pau'iorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pau³³ iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pau-iáng
    • Tâi-lô: pau-iáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pau'iarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pau⁴⁴⁻²² iaŋ⁵³/

Verb

包養

1. (of a man) to hire a mistress; (of a woman) to hire a male lover
2. to buy off (someone)

Usage notes

This term usually refers to a financial arrangement in which one party takes care of the expenses of the other party in exchange for a sexual relationship. Some of these extra-marital relationships are based on love, especially in traditional societies where arranged marriages are common.

See also

• 包二奶 (bāo èrnǎi)
• 包二公