泡馬子

Chinese

		to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen	nightstool; closestool; commode nightstool; closestool; commode; toilet; chamber pot; chip
trad. (泡馬子)		泡	馬子
simp. (泡马子)		泡	马子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pào mǎzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pào mǎzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pào mǎzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao⁴ ma³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: pàu mǎ-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paw maa.tzy
    • Palladius: пао мацзы (pao maczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

Verb

泡馬子

1. (slang) to pick up women; to hit on a girl

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 泡妞 (“to pick up a girl; to chase after a girl; to hit on a girl”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Mandarin	Beijing	泡妞, 拍婆子 dated
	Taiwan	泡妞, 泡馬子, 撩妹, 把妹, 把馬子
	Singapore	泡妞
Cantonese	Guangzhou	溝女
	Hong Kong	溝女, 𠝹女, yo女
Southern Min	Taipei	奅查某 GT, 奅姼仔 GT
	Shantou	釣女
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

See also

• 釣凱子／钓凯子 (diào kǎizi)