滅絕師太
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Chinese
| elderly Buddhist nun | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (滅絕師太) | 滅絕 | 師太 | |
| simp. (灭绝师太) | 灭绝 | 师太 | |
Etymology
A fictional character in the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕ ㄊㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mièjyué shihtài
- Wade–Giles: mieh4-chüeh2 shih1-tʻai4
- Yale: myè-jywé shr̄-tài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehjyue shytay
- Palladius: мецзюэ шитай (meczjue šitaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mit6 zyut6 si1 taai3-2
- Yale: miht jyuht sī táai
- Cantonese Pinyin: mit9 dzyt9 si1 taai3-2
- Guangdong Romanization: mid6 jud6 xi1 tai3-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːt̚² t͡syːt̚² siː⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
滅絕師太
- (Internet slang, figurative, derogatory) a highly study- or work-focused young woman (especially a female doctoral student or postdoctoral researcher), who is stereotypically cold, stiff, uptight, uninteresting and unromantic