正太

Chinese

		just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year	too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
simp. and trad. (正太)		正	太

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ショタ (shota).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngtài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngtài
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngtài
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: jèng-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqtay
    • Palladius: чжэнтай (čžɛntaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

正太

1. (neologism) cute prepubescent young boy

Derived terms

• 小正太

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	太
しょう Grade: 1	た Grade: 2

Proper noun

正(しょう)太(た) • (Shōta) 

1. a male given name