火星人
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Chinese
| Mars; to be outdated and unaware; to not know something that everyone else knows | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (火星人) | 火星 | 人 | |
| simp. #(火星人) | 火星 | 人 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 火星人 (kaseijin).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huǒsingrén
- Wade–Giles: huo3-hsing1-jên2
- Yale: hwǒ-syīng-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huooshingren
- Palladius: хосинжэнь (xosinžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fo2 sing1 jan4
- Yale: fó sīng yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: fo2 sing1 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: fo2 xing1 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔː³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
火星人
- (science fiction) Martian (inhabitant of Mars)
- (figurative, slang, derogatory) one out of touch with reality or with the latest news and trends
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 火 | 星 | 人 |
| か Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 2 |
じん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | ||
Etymology
火星 (Kasei, “Mars”) + 人 (-jin, “human”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- (science fiction) a Martian (inhabitant of Mars)