長草

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (長草)		長	草
simp. (长草)		长	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎngcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄘㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎngcǎo [Phonetic: zhángcǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎngcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chang³-tsʻao³
    • Yale: jǎng-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangtsao
    • Palladius: чжанцао (čžancao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

長草

1. (literally) to grow grass
2. (by extension) to be abandoned (to the point that grass has grew on the subject of discussion)
3. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) to long for something, especially a product

   「這個限量版手辦我已經長草很長時間了，終於入手了！」 [MSC, trad.]
   「这个限量版手办我已经长草很长时间了，终于入手了！」 [MSC, simp.]

   “zhège xiànliàng bǎn shǒubàn wǒ yǐjīng zhǎngcǎo hěn cháng shíjiān le, zhōngyú rùshǒu le!” [Pinyin]

   “I've been long for this limited edition figurine for a long time, and I finally got my hands on it!”

4. (Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, by extension) to have a desire to consume a piece of creative work or an entertainment media

   「我一直都在長草這部美劇啊，可惜太忙了沒時間看。」 [MSC, trad.]
   「我一直都在长草这部美剧啊，可惜太忙了没时间看。」 [MSC, simp.]

   “wǒ yīzhí dōu zài chángcǎo zhè bù měijù a, kěxī tài máng le méi shíjiān kàn.” [Pinyin]

   "I've always wanted to watch this American TV show, but I've just been too busy to watch it."

See also

• 種草／种草 (zhòngcǎo)
• 拔草 (bácǎo)