做媒

Chinese

		to do; to make; to produce	medium; intermediary; matchmaker medium; intermediary; matchmaker; go-between
simp. and trad. (做媒)		做	媒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòméi

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ mui⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chòe-mûi / chò-bôe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohmei
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòméi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡swɔ⁵¹ meɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou⁶ mui⁴
  - Yale: jouh mùih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ mui⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ mui⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² muːy̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-mûi
  - Tâi-lô: tsuè-muî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoeamuii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ muĩ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chò-bôe
  - Tâi-lô: tsò-buê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoirboee
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ bue¹³/

Verb

做媒

to be a matchmaker or go-between (between prospective marriage partners)

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 做媒人

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