蘋果肌

Chinese

FWOTD – 7 December 2017

			flesh; muscle
trad. (蘋果肌)		蘋果	肌
simp. (苹果肌)		苹果	肌
Literally: “apple muscle”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píngguǒjī

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ gwo² gei¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bin-ku-ci

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngguǒjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píngguǒji
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-kuo³-chi¹
  - Yale: píng-gwǒ-jī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngguooji
  - Palladius: пингоцзи (pingoczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ gwo² gei¹
  - Yale: pìhng gwó gēi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ gwo² gei¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ guo² géi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔː³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶bin-ku-ci
  - MiniDict: bin^去 ku ci
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bin-ku-ji
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bin²² ku⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

Noun

蘋果肌

(informal) plump, apple-like cheeks of a woman (as a sign of youthfulness)
- 特別是兩頰的蘋果肌，讓郝邪忍不住想要去捏一下 [MSC, trad.]
  特别是两颊的苹果肌，让郝邪忍不住想要去捏一下 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2015, 木婉清, 《悍妃要逆天》
  Tèbié shì liǎngjiá de píngguǒjī, ràng Hǎo Xié rěnbùzhù xiǎngyào qù niēyīxià [Pinyin]
  Especially the plump cheeks of hers, and Hao Xie just can't help but pinch them, […]

Usage notes

Although termed a “muscle” (肌), this is more of a cosmetic concept than an anatomical one.