購物

See also: 购物

Chinese

		to buy; to purchase	thing; object; matter
trad. (購物)		購	物
simp. (购物)		购	物

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòuwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˋ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau³ mat⁶ / gau³ mat⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): kieu-vu̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): gêu⁴ vud⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-bu̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gou³ muêh⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòuwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˋ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòuwù
    • Wade–Giles: kou⁴-wu⁴
    • Yale: gòu-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gowwuh
    • Palladius: гоуу (gouu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau³ mat⁶ / gau³ mat⁶
    • Yale: kau maht / gau maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau³ mat⁹ / gau³ mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo³ med⁶ / geo³ med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯³³ mɐt̚²/, /kɐu̯³³ mɐt̚²/

Note:

• kau3 mat6 - common;
• gau3 mat6 - prescribed.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kieu-vu̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: gieu vud
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gieu⁴ vud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯eu̯⁵⁵ vut̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: gêu⁴ vud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /keu⁵³ ʋut̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-bu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-bu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korbut
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ but̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ but̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gou³ muêh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kòu mue̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mueʔ⁴/

Verb

購⫽物 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to go shopping

   購物指南／购物指南  ―  gòuwù zhǐnán  ―  shopping directory

Synonyms

• 濕平／湿平 (Cantonese)
• 瞎拼 (xiāpīn) (slang)
• 血拼 (xuèpīn) (slang)
• 買東西／买东西
• 鳩嗚／鸠呜 (gau¹ wu¹) (Cantonese, humorous)

 

Derived terms

• 購物中心／购物中心 (gòuwù zhōngxīn)
• 購物城／购物城 (gòuwùchéng)
• 購物廣場／购物广场
• 購物狂／购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng)
• 購物袋／购物袋 (gòuwùdài)
• 購物車／购物车 (gòuwùchē)