<p>它是南方的方言。我认为直接用jie shao会更多人看懂。方言很少在国外使用。</p>

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2019-09-04T07:26:44.143Z
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Ai酱
<p>It's just 介紹.</p>

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<li>Following the blog post, it mentions <em>Philippines</em> culture.</li>
<li>Looking up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines#Hokkien" rel="noreferrer">languages of the Philippines</a>, we get <em>Hokkien</em> as a major Chinese topolect.</li>
<li>Looking up <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BB%8B%E7%B4%B9#Chinese" rel="noreferrer">介紹 in Wiktionary</a>, the <em>Hokkien</em> Romanisation is <strong>kài-siāu</strong>.</li>
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<p>The blog post spelling it as "kai shao" is just not following a particular topolect's Romanisation, but just spelling it out by ear.</p>

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2019-09-02T11:51:00.403Z
What a great answer  It was the Hokkien sound!
jonatan
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dROOOze
<p>I’ve seen people <a href="http://cheftonio.blogspot.com/2013/04/modern-kai-shao.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">explain the custom</a> of relatives and friends to introduce potential future partners, and referring to it in English as “kai shao”.</p>

<p>What is the Chinese origin for this? The closest I can think of is 介绍 (to introduce), but the pinyin (jièshào) is pretty far off. The Cantonese pronunciation (gaai siu) is closer but still doesn’t sound right.</p>

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2019-09-02T11:48:14.797Z
In Mandarin this is more likely to be referred to as 相亲 but 介绍 is definitely a big part of the “blind-date” process.
Mou某
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What is the Chinese origin of “kai shao”
# What is the Chinese origin of “kai shao”

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-09-02)

I’ve seen people [explain the custom](http://cheftonio.blogspot.com/2013/04/modern-kai-shao.html?m=1) of relatives and friends to introduce potential future partners, and referring to it in English as “kai shao”.

What is the Chinese origin for this? The closest I can think of is 介绍 (to introduce), but the pinyin (jièshào) is pretty far off. The Cantonese pronunciation (gaai siu) is closer but still doesn’t sound right.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In Mandarin this is more likely to be referred to as 相亲 but 介绍 is definitely a big part of the “blind-date” process.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2019-09-02. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

It's just 介紹.

* Following the blog post, it mentions *Philippines* culture.
* Looking up [languages of the Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Philippines#Hokkien), we get *Hokkien* as a major Chinese topolect.
* Looking up [介紹 in Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BB%8B%E7%B4%B9#Chinese), the *Hokkien* Romanisation is **kài-siāu**.

The blog post spelling it as "kai shao" is just not following a particular topolect's Romanisation, but just spelling it out by ear.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: What a great answer  It was the Hokkien sound!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-09-04. Score: 0

它是南方的方言。我认为直接用jie shao会更多人看懂。方言很少在国外使用。


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