蘋果肌

Chinese

FWOTD – 7 December 2017

		apple; iPhone	flesh; muscle
trad. (蘋果肌)		蘋果	肌
simp. (苹果肌)		苹果	肌
Literally: “apple muscle”.

蘋果肌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngguǒjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ gwo² gei¹
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶bin-ku-ci

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngguǒjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngguǒji
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-kuo³-chi¹
    • Yale: píng-gwǒ-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngguooji
    • Palladius: пингоцзи (pingoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ gwo² gei¹
    • Yale: pìhng gwó gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ gwo² gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ guo² géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔː³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶bin-ku-ci
    • MiniDict: bin^去 ku ci
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bin-ku-ji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bin²² ku⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

Noun

蘋果肌

1. (informal) plump, apple-like cheeks of a woman (as a sign of youthfulness)

   • 特別是兩頰的蘋果肌，讓郝邪忍不住想要去捏一下 [MSC, trad.]
     特别是两颊的苹果肌，让郝邪忍不住想要去捏一下 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2015, 木婉清, 《悍妃要逆天》

     Tèbié shì liǎngjiá de píngguǒjī, ràng Hǎo Xié rěnbùzhù xiǎngyào qù niēyīxià [Pinyin]

     Especially the plump cheeks of hers, and Hao Xie just can't help but pinch them, […]

Usage notes

Although termed a “muscle” (肌), this is more of a cosmetic concept than an anatomical one.