抓沙

Chinese

	to claw; to scratch	sand
trad. (抓沙)	抓	沙
simp. ^#(抓沙)	抓	沙
alternative forms	爪沙

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liàu-soa

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liàu-soa
  - Tâi-lô: liàu-sua
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaosoaf
  - IPA (Philippines): /liau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sua³³/

Verb

抓沙

(Philippine Hokkien) to court; to date; to be romantically involved with someone

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 談戀愛 (“to be in a romantic relationship; to be dating; to go out”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		談戀愛
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	搞對象
	Chengde	搞對象兒
	Chifeng	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	搞對象, 交朋友
	Heihe	戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友
	Qiqihar	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Harbin	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處對象, 處朋友
	Jiamusi	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 處朋友
	Baicheng	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
	Changchun	談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
	Tonghua	搞對象兒
	Shenyang	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
	Jinzhou	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象兒, 交朋友
	Singapore	談戀愛
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	搞對象, 交朋友
	Tangshan	搞對象
	Cangzhou	搞對象
	Baoding	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Shijiazhuang	搞對象
	Lijin	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Jinan	談戀愛, 談對象, 搞對象
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	搞對象
	Dandong	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
	Yantai	搞對象兒
	Qingdao	談戀愛
	Zhucheng	談戀愛, 搞對象
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	談戀愛, 戀愛
	Lingbao	戀愛
	Jining	戀愛, 相好兒
	Linfen	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Shangqiu	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Yuanyang	談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
	Zhengzhou	談戀愛
	Xinyang	談戀愛
	Baihe	談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
	Xi'an	談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
	Baoji	談戀愛, 戀愛, 尋對象
	Tianshui	戀愛, 搞對象, 說媳婦
	Xining	戀愛
	Xuzhou	談戀愛, 談對象
	Fuyang	戀愛, 談對象
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Lanzhou	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象
	Dunhuang	戀愛, 找對象
	Hami	找對象
	Ürümqi	談戀愛, 談對象
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	談戀愛, 耍朋友
	Nanchong	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 耍朋友
	Dazhou	耍朋友
	Hanyuan	講戀愛, 耍朋友
	Xichang	談戀愛, 戀愛, 耍朋友, 交朋友
	Zigong	談戀愛, 耍朋友
	Chongqing	講戀愛, 耍朋友
	Wuhan	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
	Yichang	談戀愛, 戀愛, 找朋友, 找對象
	Xiangyang	談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友
	Tianmen	談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友
	Guiyang	談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友
	Zunyi	說媳婦, 談媳婦, 談朋友
	Bijie	戀愛, 玩朋友
	Liping	搞對象
	Zhaotong	談戀愛
	Dali	談對象
	Kunming	談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
	Mengzi	談戀愛
	Guilin	交朋友
	Liuzhou	談戀愛, 戀愛, 談朋友, 拍拖, 談婚 dated
	Jishou	戀愛
	Changde	戀愛
	Hanzhong	談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	談戀愛, 談對象, 談親事
	Yangzhou	談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友, 談人, 談人家
	Lianyungang	談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 談對象
	Lianshui	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Nantong	談戀愛
	Anqing	談戀愛
	Wuhu	談戀愛, 戀愛
	Hefei	談戀愛, 找對象
	Hong'an	談戀愛, 戀愛, 找對象, 找朋友
Cantonese	Guangzhou	拍拖, 拖手仔, 行街, 談戀愛
	Hong Kong	拍拖, 拖手仔, 談戀愛, 行埋
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	拍拖
	Macau	拍拖, 拖手仔
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	拍拖
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	拍拖
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	拍拖
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	拍拖
	Foshan	拍拖
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	拍拖
	Foshan (Shunde)	拍拖
	Foshan (Sanshui)	拍拖
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	拍拖
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	拍拖
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	拍拖
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	偷豆, 掹葵尾
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	拍拖
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	拍拖
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	拍拖
	Taishan	拍拖
	Kaiping (Chikan)	拍拖
	Enping (Niujiang)	拍拖
	Heshan (Yayao)	拍拖
	Dongguan	拍拖
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	拍拖
	Singapore (Guangfu)	拍拖
Hakka	Meixian	談戀愛, 拍拖
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	拍拖
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	戀愛
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	拍拖
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	談婚
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	談婚
Huizhou	Shexian	談戀愛
Jin	Taiyuan	搞對象, 戀愛
	Yangyuan	戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
	Datong	搞對象
	Xinzhou	戀愛, 搞對象
	Lüliang (Lishi)	談戀愛, 找對象, 搞對象
	Changzhi	找對象
	Linhe	找對象
	Jining	找對象
	Hohhot	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Erenhot	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Pingshan	搞戀愛
	Zhangjiakou	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Handan	戀愛, 搞對象
	Linzhou	談戀愛, 搞對象
	Suide	搞對象
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	拍拖
	Singapore (Hokkien)	拍拖
	Manila (Hokkien)	抓沙
	Shantou	相悅, 戀愛
	Jieyang	捻草心
	Haifeng	拍拖
	Singapore (Teochew)	拍拖
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	拍拖
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	行, 相行, 拍拖
Wu	Shanghai	談戀愛, 談朋友, 談敲定, 軋朋友
	Hangzhou	談朋友, 交朋友
	Ningbo	談朋友, 找對象, 軋朋友