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

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• 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

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

See also

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