意淫

Chinese

		idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)	excessive; wanton; lewd excessive; wanton; lewd; kinky; obscene
trad. (意淫)		意	淫
simp. ^#(意淫)		意	淫
alternative forms		YY

Etymology

Coined in the Qing dynasty novel Dream of the Red Chamber (18th century).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìyín

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ jam⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìyín
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìyín
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-yin²
  - Yale: yì-yín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyn
  - Palladius: иинь (iinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ in³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji³ jam⁴
  - Yale: yi yàhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ jam⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi³ yem⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ jɐm²¹/

Verb

意淫

(derogatory) to fantasize (about sexual acts)
(derogatory, by extension) to make up (e.g. an unrealistic fantasy)

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