膜蛤
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Chinese
| to worship | toad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (膜蛤) | 膜 | 蛤 | |
| simp. #(膜蛤) | 膜 | 蛤 | |
Etymology
From 膜拜 (“to prostrate oneself in worship”) + 蛤蟆 (“frog; toad”) (from Jiang's supposed amphibious resemblance).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: móhá
- Wade–Giles: mo2-ha2
- Yale: mwó-há
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohar
- Palladius: моха (moxa)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ xä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
膜蛤
- (Mainland China, neologism) a subculture spoofing Jiang Zemin (former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China)