拍拖

Chinese
to cable; to wire to drag
trad. (拍拖) 拍 拖
simp. #(拍拖) 拍 拖

Etymology

Originally Cantonese from the Pearl River Delta region, meaning "hitched together" (of row-boat attached to motor-boat). Usually, the larger ship carries the cargo and drags the boat. The main channel is greatly dragged. When the shore is near, the larger ship is stuck in deep water and has difficulty docking. At this time, the boat unloads the cargo and goes back and forth, thus giving rise to the dating analogy.

Pronunciation

Note: phah-tho͘ - from Cantonese.

Verb

拍⫽拖 (verb-object)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) to date somebody; to go on a date with somebody
    我唔想同公司嘅同事拍拖。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    ngo5 m4 soeng2 tung4 gung1 si1 ge3 tung4 si6 paak3 to1. [Jyutping]
    I do not want to date a colleague at work.
    佢哋拍咗拖兩年喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    佢哋拍咗拖两年喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    keoi5 dei6 paak3 zo2 to1 loeng5 nin4 laa3. [Jyutping]
    They've been dating for two years.

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 談戀愛 (“to be in a romantic relationship; to be dating; to go out”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 談戀愛
Mandarin Beijing 搞對象
Tianjin 搞對象, 交朋友
Chengde 搞對象兒
Tangshan 搞對象
Cangzhou 搞對象
Baoding 談戀愛, 搞對象
Shijiazhuang 搞對象
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
Dandong 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
Jinzhou 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象兒, 交朋友
Dalian 搞對象
Yantai 搞對象兒
Qingdao 談戀愛
Lijin 談戀愛, 搞對象
Zhucheng 談戀愛, 搞對象
Jinan 談戀愛, 談對象, 搞對象
Jining 戀愛, 相好兒
Luoyang 談戀愛, 戀愛
Shangqiu 談戀愛, 搞對象
Yuanyang 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
Zhengzhou 談戀愛
Lingbao 戀愛
Xinyang 談戀愛
Baihe 談戀愛, 搞對象, 交朋友
Hanzhong 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
Xi'an 談戀愛, 戀愛, 交朋友, 搞對象
Baoji 談戀愛, 戀愛, 尋對象
Yinchuan 談戀愛, 搞對象
Tianshui 戀愛, 搞對象, 說媳婦
Lanzhou 談戀愛, 戀愛, 搞對象
Dunhuang 戀愛, 找對象
Xining 戀愛
Hami 找對象
Ürümqi 談戀愛, 談對象
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
Hong'an 談戀愛, 戀愛, 找對象, 找朋友
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
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
Anqing 談戀愛
Xuzhou 談戀愛, 談對象
Fuyang 戀愛, 談對象
Wuhu 談戀愛, 戀愛
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
Nanjing 談戀愛, 談對象, 談親事
Hefei 談戀愛, 找對象
Nantong 談戀愛
Singapore 談戀愛
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) 拍拖
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng 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
Conghua (Lütian) 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
Lishi 談戀愛, 找對象, 搞對象
Linfen 談戀愛, 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 Shaxi (Longdu) 拍拖
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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: paktor
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