巨嬰

Chinese

		very large; huge; tremendous very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic	infant; baby
trad. (巨嬰)		巨	嬰
simp. (巨婴)		巨	婴

Etymology

The figurative sense was coined by psychologist Wu Zhihong in his book 《巨嬰國》／《巨婴国》 (A Country of Giant Infants).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jùyīng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi⁶ jing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jùyīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyùying
  - Wade–Giles: chü⁴-ying¹
  - Yale: jyù-yīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhing
  - Palladius: цзюйин (czjujin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹ iŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi⁶ jing¹
  - Yale: geuih yīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey⁶ jing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu⁶ ying¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯²² jɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

巨嬰

(literally) huge infant
(derogatory, neologism, slang) big baby

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