殺馬特

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	horse; surname	special; unusual; extraordinary special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal
trad. (殺馬特)		殺	馬	特
simp. (杀马特)		杀	马	特

殺馬特。

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English smart, referring to the eccentric hairstyles of people of the subculture. Doublet of 時髦／时髦 (shímáo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shāmǎtè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shāmǎtè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shamǎtè
    • Wade–Giles: sha¹-ma³-tʻê⁴
    • Yale: shā-mǎ-tè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shamaateh
    • Palladius: шаматэ (šamatɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

Noun

殺馬特

1. (neologism, sometimes derogatory) someone, typically a rural migrant to the city in his or her late teens or early twenties, who adopts an extravagant and colourful hairstyle, odd makeup, and cheap clothing bought from street markets to show off their fashionability; rural punk or goth
2. (neologism) the subculture comprising such people

See also

• (Cantonese) MK