相親

See also: 相亲

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to see to evaluate; to see for oneself	relation; relative
trad. (相親)		相	親
simp. (相亲)		相	亲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngqīn, xiàngqīn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣ, ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng³ can¹, soeng¹ can¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siong-chhîn
Min Nan (POJ): siòng-chhin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiāngqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangchin
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    相親／相亲
    鄉親／乡亲
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan, prescribed variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàngqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqchin
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: soeng³ can¹, soeng¹ can¹
  - Yale: seung chān, sēung chān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng³ tsan¹, soeng¹ tsan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng³ cen¹, sêng¹ cen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ³³ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/, /sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    相親／相亲
    雙親／双亲
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siong-chhîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiong qin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiong⁴ qin¹
  - IPA: /ɕi̯oŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siòng-chhin
  - Tâi-lô: siòng-tshin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siorngchyn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/

Verb

相親

to see and assess the suitability of a prospective husband or wife, or son or daughter-in-law; to have a blind date
擇日相親 / 择日相亲 ― zérì xiāngqīn ― to set a date for meeting a prospective mate

Derived terms

相親會／相亲会

Etymology 2

		mutually; each other	dear; intimate; close to
trad. (相親)		相	親
simp. (相亲)		相	亲

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāngqīn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng¹ can¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siông-chhîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: xiāngqīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangchin
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    相親／相亲
    鄉親／乡亲
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: soeng¹ can¹
  - Yale: sēung chān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng¹ tsan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng¹ cen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    相親／相亲
    雙親／双亲
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siông-chhîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiong´ qin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiong¹ qin¹
  - IPA: /ɕi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰin²⁴/

Verb

相親

to be deeply attracted to each other; to love each other

Derived terms

相親相愛／相亲相爱 (xiāngqīnxiāng'ài)

腹背相親／腹背相亲

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