釣凱子

Chinese

		to fish with a hook and bait	fool; idiot; rich, good-looking guy
trad. (釣凱子)		釣	凱子
simp. (钓凯子)		钓	凯子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diào kǎizi

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄞˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu³ hoi² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diào kǎizi
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄞˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diào kǎizi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: tiao⁴ kʻai³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: dyàu kǎi-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw kae.tzy
    • Palladius: дяо кайцзы (djao kajczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu³ hoi² zi²
    • Yale: diu hói jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu³ hoi² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu³ hoi² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

釣凱子

1. (slang) to pick up men; to hit on a man

See also

• 泡馬子／泡马子 (pào mǎzi)