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

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• 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

1. (literally) huge infant
2. (derogatory, neologism, slang) big baby