嘥銀時
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Chinese[edit]
waste | silver; money | o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | ||
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trad. (嘥銀時) | 嘥 | 銀 | 時 | |
simp. (嘥银时) | 嘥 | 银 | 时 |
Etymology[edit]
Humorous phono-semantic matching of English science. Literally 嘥銀時/嘥银时 (“waste money and time”), suggesting that science is a waste of time and money due to the lack of career paths.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saai1 ngan4 si4
- Yale: sāai ngàhn sìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: saai1 ngan4 si4
- Guangdong Romanization: sai1 ngen4 xi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːi̯⁵⁵ ŋɐn²¹ siː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
嘥銀時
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang, humorous) science subjects or majors