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作陪

作陪

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	to accompany; to keep sb. company
simp. and trad. (作陪)		作	陪

Verb

作陪

to help entertain the guest of honor; to be invited along with the chief guest

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòpéi

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ pui⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chok-pôe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòpéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohpeir
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ pʰeɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ pui⁴
  - Yale: jok pùih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ pui⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ pʰuːi̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-pôe
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-puê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zokpoee
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ pue²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pue²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pue¹³/