意淫
Chinese
idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.) |
excessive; wanton; lewd excessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (意淫) | 意 | 淫 | |
| simp. #(意淫) | 意 | 淫 | |
| alternative forms | YY | ||
Etymology
Coined in the Qing dynasty novel Dream of the Red Chamber (18th century).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yìyín
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìyín
- Wade–Giles: i4-yin2
- Yale: yì-yín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyn
- Palladius: иинь (iinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹ in³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji3 jam4
- Yale: yi yàhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji3 jam4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi3 yem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː³³ jɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
意淫
- (derogatory) to fantasize (about sexual acts)
- (derogatory, by extension) to make up (e.g. an unrealistic fantasy)