粵

求kau4偶ngau5

kau4 ngau5qiú ǒu

English

  1. to seek a marriage partner
  2. courtship
  3. (of an animal) to seek a mate; to court
  4. to court; to pursue romantically

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 向另一個人(動物)提出想成為伴侶

Examples

  • 孔雀求偶嗰陣會張開佢哋個屏,好似男人求偶嗰陣會露肌肉噉。

    Peacocks erect their trains when they are courting a peahen. I find it similar to human males showing off their muscles when they are courting a woman.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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