字母圈

Chinese

		letter; alphabet	circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold
trad. (字母圈)		字母	圈
simp. #(字母圈)		字母	圈

Etymology

The word SM (áisi áimu) contains two letters (字母).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìmǔquān

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìmǔquān
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhmǔcyuan
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-mu³-chʻüan¹
    • Yale: dz̀-mǔ-chywān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhmuuchiuan
    • Palladius: цзымуцюань (czymucjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìmǔquānr
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhmǔcyuanr
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-mu³-chʻüan¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: dz̀-mǔ-chywānr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhmuuchiual
    • Palladius: цзымуцюаньр (czymucjuanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

Noun

字母圈

1. (Mainland China, slang, neologism, euphemistic) S&M circle; community of sadomasochists

Related terms

• 字母片 (“porn”)