池沼
Chinese
| pond; reservoir | pond; pool | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (池沼) | 池 | 沼 | |
| simp. #(池沼) | 池 | 沼 | |
Etymology
- “idiot, blockhead”
- Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 池沼 (chishō, “intellectual disabled person”), which is in turn an abbreviated slang of 知的 (chiteki) + 障害 (shōgai).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chízhǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄓㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjhǎo
- Wade–Giles: chʻih2-chao3
- Yale: chŕ-jǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjao
- Palladius: чичжао (čičžao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci4 ziu2
- Yale: chìh jíu
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi4 dziu2
- Guangdong Romanization: qi4 jiu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡siːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
池沼
- pond; pool
- 冬天的池沼,
- From: 1940, January 11, Ai Qing (艾青), 《冬天的池沼——給 W.I.》
- Dōngtiān de chízhǎo,
Yīnyù de xiàng yīge bēi'āi de lǎorén —
Gōulóu zài yīnyù de tiānmù xià de lǎorén. [Pinyin] - Winter pond,
Somber, like a grieved old man—
An old man bent over beneath the gloom of the sky.
陰鬱得像一個悲哀的老人——
佝僂在陰鬱的天幕下的老人。 [MSC, trad.]
冬天的池沼,
阴郁得像一个悲哀的老人——
佝偻在阴郁的天幕下的老人。 [MSC, simp.]
- (Internet slang, derogatory) idiot; blockhead
Synonyms
- (pond):
Dialectal synonyms of 池塘 (“pond”) [map]
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 池 | 沼 |
| ち Grade: 2 |
しょう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
池沼 • (chishō) ←ちせう (tiseu)?
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 池 | 沼 |
| ち 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
池沼 • (chishō)
- (2channel slang, vulgar, derogatory) intellectual disability person
- (2channel slang, vulgar, derogatory) insane person