鹹蛋超人

Chinese

		salted egg	to surpass that of others
trad. (鹹蛋超人)		鹹蛋	超人
simp. (咸蛋超人)		咸蛋	超人

Etymology

From the resemblance of Ultraman's eyes with salted eggs. This term was created to distinguish the series from Superman because both Superman and Ultraman are both translated as 超人 (chāorén).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiándàn Chāorén

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄔㄠㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haam⁴ daan^6-2 ciu¹ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xiándàn Chāorén
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄔㄠㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siándàn Chaorén
  - Wade–Giles: Hsien²-tan⁴ Chʻao¹-jên²
  - Yale: Syán-dàn Chāu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyandann Chauren
  - Palladius: Сяньдань Чаожэнь (Sjanʹdanʹ Čaožɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haam⁴ daan^6-2 ciu¹ jan⁴
  - Yale: hàahm dáan chīu yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haam⁴ daan^6-2 tsiu¹ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ham⁴ dan^6-2 qiu¹ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːm²¹ taːn²²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Proper noun

鹹蛋超人

(colloquial, humorous) Ultraman (Japanese tokusatsu TV series)

Synonyms

奧特曼／奥特曼 (Àotèmàn)
凹凸曼
超人 (chāorén)