肥皂

Chinese

fat; fertile; loose-fitting soap; black
trad. (肥皂)
simp. #(肥皂)

Etymology

Originally it was made from various plants similar to Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis) (皂莢皂荚 (zàojiá)), including Sapindus saponaria (肥珠子) and Gymnocladus chinensis (肥皂莢肥皂荚), which have large fruits.

The genocide victim meaning comes from the story of Nazi Germany producing soap made of human corpses.

Pronunciation


Noun

肥皂

  1. soap (Classifier: m)
  2. (obsolete) Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis, or other similar plants, pounded into pieces)
    Synonyms: 皂莢皂荚 (zàojiá), 皂角 (zàojiǎo)
  3. (slang, Internet slang, figurative) Holocaust victim
  4. (Internet slang, Ironic, by extension) Nonwhite people who like Nazi Germany. Wehraboo.

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