援交

Chinese

		to help; to assist; to aid	to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
simp. and trad. (援交)		援	交

Etymology

From Japanese 援交(えんこう) (enkō), abbreviation of 援助交際(えんじょこうさい) (enjo kōsai, “dating with compensation”).

Equivalent to short for 援助交際／援助交际 (yuánzhù jiāojì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánjiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wun⁴ gaau¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oān-kau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánjiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánjiao
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-chiao¹
    • Yale: ywán-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanjiau
    • Palladius: юаньцзяо (juanʹczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wun⁴ gaau¹
    • Yale: wùhn gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wun⁴ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wun⁴ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːn²¹ kaːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oān-kau
    • Tâi-lô: uān-kau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oaxnkaw
    • IPA (Taipei): /uan³³⁻¹¹ kau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan³³⁻²¹ kau⁴⁴/

Noun

援交

1. dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.); schoolgirl prostitution

Synonyms

• 援助交際／援助交际 (yuánzhù jiāojì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
援	交
えん Grade: S	こう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• (euphemistic) 円光(えんこう) (enkō)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えんこー [èńkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋko̞ː]

Noun

援(えん)交(こう) • (enkō) ^{←ゑんかう (wenkau)?}

1. dating with compensation (payments, financial support, etc.); schoolgirl prostitution.

Synonyms

• 援助交際(えんじょこうさい) (enjo kōsai)