智熄

Chinese

		wisdom; knowledge	(v) extinguish; quench; go out (of fire)
trad. (智熄)		智	熄
simp. #(智熄)		智	熄
Literally: “cease of intelligence”.

Etymology

Homophonic wordplay of 窒息 (zhìxī, “to suffocate”); composed of 智 (zhì, “intelligence”) + 熄 (xī, “to cease burning; to die out”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìxī, zhìxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄒㄧ, ㄓˋ ㄒㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhsi
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-hsi¹
    • Yale: jr̀-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshi
    • Palladius: чжиси (čžisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhsí
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-hsi²
    • Yale: jr̀-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhshyi
    • Palladius: чжиси (čžisi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

Adjective

智熄

1. (neologism, Internet slang) dim-witted; extremely retarded

   令人智熄的操作  ―  lìngrén zhìxī de cāozuò  ―  Actions/moves that are beyond stupid (lit. actions that are too retarded which makes observers unable to breathe/comprehend)