媾 (gau3) — make friends with; reach an agreement in Cantonese

gau˗₃媾

Mandarin Pinyin: gou4

Meaning of 媾

nounmake friends with; reach an agreement

nouncopulate; have sexual intercourse

nounwed; marry

nounpick/chat up; chase (a sexual partner)

noun(slang ) To pick or chase a sexual partner

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似gau˗₃媾neoiˏ₅女wongˎ₄王。

He seems like a womanizer.

zouˍ₆做matˉ¹乜gau˗₃媾neoiˏ₅女wongˎ₄王？

Why are you hitting on girls?

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係gau˗₃媾neoiˏ₅女wongˎ₄王wo˗₃喎。

He's a lady's man, you know.

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好zouˍ₆做gau˗₃媾neoiˏ₅女wongˎ₄王。

Don't be a player.

keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係gau˗₃媾neoiˏ₅女wongˎ₄王。

He's a womanizer.

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