求偶
kau4 ngau5qiú ǒu
English
- to seek a marriage partner
- courtship
- (of an animal) to seek a mate; to court
- to court; to pursue romantically
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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