為愛鼓掌

Chinese

		because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like	to applaud; to clap; to put one's hands together
trad. (為愛鼓掌/爲愛鼓掌)		為/爲	愛	鼓掌
simp. (为爱鼓掌)		为	爱	鼓掌
Literally: “to applaud for love”.

Etymology

Analogy of sex and applause. Compare 啪啪啪 (pāpāpā).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wèi ài gǔzhǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèi ài gǔzhǎng [Phonetic: wèiàigúzhǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèi ài gǔjhǎng
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴ ai⁴ ku³-chang³
    • Yale: wèi ài gǔ-jǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey ay guujaang
    • Palladius: вэй ай гучжан (vɛj aj gučžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

為愛鼓掌

1. (neologism, slang, euphemistic) to make love; to have sex