擇よ偶

Chinese

		pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick	accidental; image; pair accidental; image; pair; mate
trad. (擇よ偶)		擇よ	偶
simp. (择偶)		择	偶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zé'ǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ ㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaak⁶ ngau⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zé'ǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zé-ǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tsê²-ou³
    • Yale: dzé-ǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeroou
    • Palladius: цзэоу (czɛou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaak⁶ ngau⁵
    • Yale: jaahk ngáuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak⁹ ngau⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: zag⁶ ngeo⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːk̚² ŋɐu̯¹³/

Verb

擇よ偶

1. to choose a spouse

   擇よ偶要求ようきゅう／择偶要求ようきゅう  ―  zé'ǒu yāoqiú  ―  one's requirements for a future spouse