檸檬精

Chinese

		lemon; Puerto Limón	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
trad. (檸檬精)		檸檬	精
simp. (柠檬精)		柠檬	精

Etymology

Derived from the idiom 酸溜溜 (suānliūliū, “jealous; envious; salty”, literally “sour”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): níngméngjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: níngméngjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: níngméngjing
  - Wade–Giles: ning²-mêng²-ching¹
  - Yale: níng-méng-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ningmengjing
  - Palladius: нинмэнцзин (ninmɛnczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

檸檬精

(neologism, slang, humorous) jealous person; envious person

See also

(Cantonese) 食檸檬／食柠檬 (sik⁶ ning⁴ mung^4-1)

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