觀音兵
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[edit]Guanyin; Guanyin | soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | ||
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trad. (觀音兵) | 觀音 | 兵 | |
simp. (观音兵) | 观音 | 兵 |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “a soldier for the goddess Guanyin” ― completely loyal and obedient.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guanyinbing
- Wade–Giles: kuan1-yin1-ping1
- Yale: gwān-yīn-bīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaninbing
- Palladius: гуаньиньбин (guanʹinʹbin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gun1 jam1 bing1
- Yale: gūn yām bīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gun1 jam1 bing1
- Guangdong Romanization: gun1 yem1 bing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuːn⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]觀音兵
- (chiefly Cantonese, slang) pathetic guy who would do everything for a girl (in a hardly reciprocated relationship); friendzoned suitor; doormat; simp
See also
[edit]- 收兵 (shōubīng, “to enlist such soldiers”)