fam J

Chinese

Etymology

From clipping of famous + JJ (person).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fem¹ zei¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fem¹ zei¹
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fem¹ dzei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fém¹ zéi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɛːm⁵⁵ t͡sei̯⁵⁵/

Noun

fam J

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) famous person on the Internet (though not famous enough to be considered a celebrity)