屎山
Chinese
| stool; faeces | mountain; hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (屎山) | 屎 | 山 | |
| simp. #(屎山) | 屎 | 山 | |
Etymology
Likely a calque of English pile of shit, via some programming jokes.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shǐshān
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhshan
- Wade–Giles: shih3-shan1
- Yale: shř-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyshan
- Palladius: шишань (šišanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
屎山
- (programming, slang) legacy code; spaghetti code