5P字

Chinese

			letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
simp. and trad. (5P字)		5P	字

Etymology

From 5P (“fivesome”) + 字 (zi6, “character”). This form of writing is often seen on the now-defunct 3boys2girls forum, which is referred to as 5P (“fivesome”) by other fora in a derogatory manner.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ pi¹ zi⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ pi¹ zi⁶
    • Yale: ńgh pī jih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ pi¹ dzi⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ pi¹ ji⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ pʰiː⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

Noun

5P字

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet) a type of writing used on the Internet, where some common Chinese characters are replaced by ones that are easier to type, usually in a deliberate manner, such as using homophones or removing radicals

See also

• 火星文 (huǒxīngwén)