池沼

Chinese

pond; reservoir pond; pool
trad. (池沼)
simp. #(池沼)

Etymology

“idiot, blockhead”
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 池沼(ちしょう) (chishō, intellectual disabled person), which is in turn an abbreviated slang of 知的(ちてき) (chiteki) + 障害(しょうがい) (shōgai).

Pronunciation


Noun

池沼

  1. pond; pool
  2. (Internet slang, derogatory) idiot; blockhead

Synonyms

  • (pond):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょー [chìshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕiɕo̞ː]

Noun

()(しょう) • (chishōちせう (tiseu)?

  1. pond and swamp

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Homophonic kanji for a shortening of 知的障害 (chiteki shōgai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕiɕo̞ː]

Noun

()(しょう) • (chishō

  1. (2channel slang, vulgar, derogatory) intellectual disability person
  2. (2channel slang, vulgar, derogatory) insane person

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN