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Jyutping tou2 jan4
Pinyin tǎo rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to consult a person; to ask for advice from a person
  2. verb
    to demand a person
  3. noun, historical
    girl or woman trafficked into a brothel to work as a prostitute
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    做个讨人喜欢的小朋友。
    做個討人喜歡的小朋友。
    zuò gè tǎo rén xǐ huan de xiǎo péng yǒu 。
    • Be a good boy.
    • Be a good girl.
  2. Mandarin
    他是个很讨人烦的男人。
    他是個很討人煩的男人。
    tā shì gè hěn tǎo rén fán de nán rén 。
    • He's a very disagreeable man.
  3. Mandarin
    多讨人喜欢的一对儿!
    多討人喜歡的一對兒!
    duō tǎo rén xǐ huan de yī duì er !
    • What a charming couple!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个演员嘅扮相好讨人欢喜。
    嗰個演員嘅扮相好討人歡喜。
    go2 go3 jin2 jyun4 ge3 baan6 soeng3 hou2 tou2 jan4 fun1 hei2.
    • The appearance of the actor is so delightful.