池沼

Chinese

		pond; reservoir	pond; pool
trad. (池沼)		池	沼
simp. #(池沼)		池	沼

Etymology

“idiot, blockhead”

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 池沼(ちしょう) (chishō, “intellectual disability person”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chízhǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˊ ㄓㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ ziu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chízhǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ ㄓㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíhjhǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²-chao³
    • Yale: chŕ-jǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyrjao
    • Palladius: чичжао (čičžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ ziu²
    • Yale: chìh jíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ dziu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ jiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ t͡siːu̯³⁵/

Noun

池沼

1. pond; pool
2. (Internet slang, derogatory) idiot, blockhead

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
池	沼
ち Grade: 2	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちしょー [chìshóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɕo̞ː]

Noun

池(ち)沼(しょう) • (chishō) ^{←ちせう (tiseu)?}

1. pond and swamp

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
池	沼
ち Grade: 2	しょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Homophonic kanji for a shortening of 知的障害 (chiteki shōgai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɕo̞ː]

Noun

池(ち)沼(しょう) • (chishō) 

1. (2channel slang, vulgar, derogatory) intellectual disability person
2. (2channel slang, vulgar, derogatory) insane person