撒嬌

See also: 撒娇

Chinese

		to scatter; let go	lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
trad. (撒嬌)		撒	嬌
simp. (撒娇)		撒	娇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sājiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄚㄐㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ giu¹
Min Nan (POJ): sat-kiau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sājiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚㄐㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sajiau
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: sājiāor
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄚㄐㄧㄠㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sajiaul
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕjaʊɻʷ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ giu¹
  - Yale: saat gīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ giu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ giu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ kiːu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sat-kiau
  - Tâi-lô: sat-kiau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: satkiaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sat̚³²⁻⁴ kiaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sat̚³²⁻⁵ kiaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiaʊ³³/

Verb

撒嬌

(of a child, girl, woman, pet, etc.) to act in a loveable, coy, childish or coquettish manner to someone who loves or dotes on them, in order to fulfil their wish or display their affection

愛撒嬌 / 爱撒娇 ― ài sājiāo ― to love to act cute

跟老公撒嬌 / 跟老公撒娇 ― gēn lǎogōng sājiāo ― to be affectionate with one's husband

撒嬌女人最好命 / 撒娇女人最好命 ― sājiāo nǚrén zuì hǎomìng ― Women who know how to act cute are the luckiest in life.

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 詐嬌／诈娇, 詐嗲／诈嗲
(Hakka) 做嬌／做娇
(Min Nan) 司奶

Derived terms

撒嬌使性／撒娇使性
撒嬌撒痴／撒娇撒痴

撒嬌賣俏／撒娇卖俏
撒痴撒嬌／撒痴撒娇

See also

Korean: 애교 (愛嬌, aegyo)
Japanese: 甘 (あま)える (amaeru)

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