中二
Chinese
Etymology 1
| secondary school | two | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (中二) |
中 | 二 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōng'èr
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhong-èr
- Wade–Giles: chung1-êrh4
- Yale: jūng-èr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongell
- Palladius: чжунъэр (čžunʺer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 ji6
- Yale: jūng yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
中二
Synonyms
Etymology 2
| middle school | two | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (中二) |
中 | 二 | |
Back-formation from 中二病 (zhōng'èrbìng).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhōng'èr
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄦˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhong-èr
- Wade–Giles: chung1-êrh4
- Yale: jūng-èr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongell
- Palladius: чжунъэр (čžunʺer)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 ji6
- Yale: jūng yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
中二
- (neologism, of teenagers, chiefly attributive) sophomoric, edgy and rebellious