應酬

See also: 应酬 and 応酬

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	entertain; repay; return entertain; repay; return; reward; compensate
trad. (應酬)		應	酬
simp. (应酬)		应	酬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìngchou, yìngchóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄔㄡ, ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ cau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yin-chhù / yin-sù
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): èng-siû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ing³ ciu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìngchou
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄔㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìngcho̊u
    • Wade–Giles: ying⁴-chʻou⁵
    • Yale: yìng-chou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinq.chou
    • Palladius: инчоу (inčou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìngchóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìngchóu
    • Wade–Giles: ying⁴-chʻou²
    • Yale: yìng-chóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqchour
    • Palladius: инчоу (inčou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing³ cau⁴
    • Yale: ying chàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ tsau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying³ ceo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-chhù
    • Hakka Romanization System: in cu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ cu²
    • Sinological IPA: /in⁵⁵ t͡sʰu¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yin-chhù / yin-sù
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)in cu^ˇ / (r)in su^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yin⁴ cu² / yin⁴ su²
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)in⁵⁵ t͡sʰu¹¹/, /(j)in⁵⁵ su¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng-siû
    • Tâi-lô: ìng-siû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: eangsiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /eŋ²¹⁻⁴² siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ing³ ciu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ìng tshiû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵/

Verb

應酬

1. to engage in social activities; to socialize

Synonyms

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• 交往 (jiāowǎng)
• 交插 (Hokkien)
• 交流 (jiāoliú)
• 交聊 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 交遊 / 交游 (jiāoyóu)
• 交際 / 交际 (jiāojì)
• 來去 / 来去 (Hakka, Huizhou, Northern Min, Min Nan, Wu)
• 來往 / 来往 (láiwǎng)
• 周旋 (zhōuxuán)
• 往來 / 往来 (wǎnglái)
• 往還 / 往还 (wǎnghuán) (literary)
• 打交道 (dǎ jiāodào)
• 溝通 / 沟通 (gōutōng)
• 社交 (shèjiāo)
• 行踏 (Hokkien)
• 走 (zǒu)
• 過往 / 过往 (guòwǎng)
• 過從 / 过从 (guòcóng) (literary)
• 酬酢 (chóuzuò) (literary)
• 鋪排 / 铺排 (Hokkien)

Derived terms

• 應酬話 / 应酬话

Noun

應酬

1. dinner party; social engagement

Related terms

• 寒暄 (hánxuān)

References

• “Entry #12211”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.