鏟屎官

Chinese

		spade; shovel	stool; faeces	official; government; organ of body
trad. (鏟屎官)		鏟	屎	官
simp. (铲屎官)		铲	屎	官
Literally: “poop-scooping minister”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǎnshǐguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˇ ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caan² si² gun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǎnshǐguān [Phonetic: chánshǐguān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˇ ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǎnshǐhguan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan³-shih³-kuan¹
    • Yale: chǎn-shř-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaanshyyguan
    • Palladius: чаньшигуань (čanʹšiguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caan² si² gun¹
    • Yale: cháan sí gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaan² si² gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: can² xi² gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːn³⁵ siː³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

鏟屎官

1. (neologism, humorous, self-deprecatory) cat owner