智商

Chinese

		wisdom; knowledge	quotient
trad. (智商)		智	商
simp. ^#(智商)		智	商

Etymology

Short for 智力商數／智力商数 (zhìlì shāngshù).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìshāng

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄕㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ soeng¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tì-siong / tì-siang

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìshāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄕㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhshang
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-shang¹
  - Yale: jr̀-shāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshang
  - Palladius: чжишан (čžišan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìshāngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄕㄤㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhshangr
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-shang¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: jr̀-shāngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshangl
  - Palladius: чжишанр (čžišanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ soeng¹
  - Yale: ji sēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ soeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³ sêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tì-siong
  - Tâi-lô: tì-siong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diesiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ti²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tì-siang
  - Tâi-lô: tì-siang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diesiafng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti²¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

智商

intelligence quotient (IQ)
(informal) intelligence; wit
就這智商，還出來混吶！ [MSC, trad.]
就这智商，还出来混呐！ [MSC, simp.]
Jiù zhè zhìshāng, hái chūlái hùn na! [Pinyin]
How brave you are for trying to get by with a brain like that! (sarcastic)

Synonyms

(wit): 智力 (zhìlì)

Derived terms

智商稅 / 智商税 (zhìshāngshuì)

See also

情商 (qíngshāng)