bànɡ
膀
used in fixed phrase diao bangzi
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
flirt; chat up
informalOnly used in the fixed idiom 吊膀子, which is informal colloquial speech
Tā他
zài在
jiǔ酒
bā吧
lǐ里
dào到
chù处
diào吊
bàng膀
zi子
，
méi没
gè个
zhèng正
jīng经
shì事
。
He was flirting with everyone at the bar and didn't have a proper job.
Nà那
liǎng两
gè个
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
zài在
jiē街
jiǎo角
diào吊
bàng膀
zi子
，
bèi被
lù路
rén人
cè侧
mù目
。
The two young people were flirting on the street corner and were glanced at disapprovingly by passersby.
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Lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
rén人
cháng常
shuō说
diào吊
bàng膀
zi子
bú不
shì是
zhèng正
jīng经
xíng行
wéi为
。
Older generations often say that flirting is not proper behavior.
Tā他
jiè借
zhe着
jiǔ酒
jìn劲
gēn跟
mò陌
shēng生
nǚ女
hái孩
diào吊
bàng膀
zi子
，
jié结
guǒ果
bèi被
jù拒
jué绝
le了
。
He tried to flirt with a strange girl while drunk and got rejected.
Shàng上
hǎi海
fāng方
yán言
lǐ里
diào吊
bàng膀
zi子
yě也
zhǐ指
nán男
nǚ女
zhī之
jiān间
méi眉
mù目
chuán传
qíng情
。
In Shanghai dialect, diao bangzi also refers to exchanging glances between men and women to show affection.