機歪
Chinese
| machine; opportunity; secret | askew | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (機歪) | 機 | 歪 | |
| simp. (机歪) | 机 | 歪 | |
| alternative forms | GY | ||
Etymology
Altered from Hokkien 膣屄 (chi-bai, “cunt”) (also written as 雞掰/鸡掰 (jībāi) in Mandarin).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jīwāi
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄨㄞ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiwai
- Wade–Giles: chi1-wai1
- Yale: jī-wāi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuai
- Palladius: цзивай (czivaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
機歪
- (Taiwan, minced oath, euphemistic) hard to get along with