屌絲

Chinese

		penis; to fuck	silk; thread; trace
trad. (屌絲)		屌	絲
simp. (屌丝)		屌	丝
alternative forms		吊絲／吊丝
Literally: “penis hair”.

Etymology

First appeared in the forum Baidu Tieba (百度贴吧) in 2010.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diǎosī

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu² si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diǎosī
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diǎosih
    • Wade–Giles: tiao³-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: dyǎu-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deausy
    • Palladius: дяосы (djaosy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu² si¹
    • Yale: díu sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu² si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu² xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

屌絲

1. (neologism, slang, vulgar, derogatory or self-deprecating) loser; deadbeat; no-hoper; slacker; good-for-nothing

   屌絲逆襲／屌丝逆袭  ―  diǎosī nìxí  ―  the loser strikes back (slang)

   中年屌絲／中年屌丝  ―  zhōngnián diǎosī  ―  middle-aged loser