槓精

Chinese

		carrying pole; horizontal bar	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
trad. (槓精)		槓	精
simp. (杠精)		杠	精

Etymology

From 抬槓／抬杠 (táigàng, “to argue for the sake of arguing or for no reason; to bicker”) and 精 (jīng, “to be proficient; to be expert at”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàngjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàngjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàngjing
    • Wade–Giles: kang⁴-ching¹
    • Yale: gàng-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganqjing
    • Palladius: ганцзин (ganczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

槓精

1. (neologism, slang) person who argues for the sake of arguing; contrarian; opinionated or self-righteous person

Synonyms

• (figurative, colloquial) 槓頭／杠头 (gàngtóu)