魯蛇
Chinese
| crass; place name | snake; serpent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魯蛇) | 魯 | 蛇 | |
| simp. (鲁蛇) | 鲁 | 蛇 | |
| alternative forms | 滷蛇/卤蛇 | ||
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of English loser.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǔshé
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄨˇ ㄕㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǔshé
- Wade–Giles: lu3-shê2
- Yale: lǔ-shé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: luusher
- Palladius: лушэ (lušɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
魯蛇
- (Taiwan, Internet slang) loser, (in particular) a man lacking good looks or a large income who is thus unable to get a girlfriend or climb the social ladder