吃糖

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	sugar; sweets; candy
trad. (吃糖)		吃	糖
simp. #(吃糖)		吃	糖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chītáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄊㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chītáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihtáng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-tʻang²
    • Yale: chr̄-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chytarng
    • Palladius: читан (čitan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

Verb

吃⫽糖 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (literally) to eat candy
2. (transgender slang) to undergo HRT (hormone replacement therapy)

   • 「我覺得你到最後肯定會吃糖的」
     朋友對我說。 [MSC, trad.]
     「我觉得你到最后肯定会吃糖的」
     朋友对我说。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2018 February 20, 神乐坂千鹤 (username), answer to the question “有哪些话你一开始不信，后来却深信不疑？”, on Zhihu

     “wǒ juéde nǐ dào zuìhòu kěndìng huì chītáng de”
     Péngyǒu duì wǒ shuō. [Pinyin]

     "I think you will absolutely end up taking HRT," my friend told me.

   • […]，如果你是小藥娘沒處方在吃糖，如果你是同性戀在校出櫃……都可能被視為「不良行為」，[…] [MSC, trad.]
     […]，如果你是小药娘没处方在吃糖，如果你是同性恋在校出柜……都可能被视为「不良行为」，[…] [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 December 29, 小然然的想法 - 知乎

     […], rúguǒ nǐ shì xiǎoyàoniáng méi chùfāng zài chītáng, rúguǒ nǐ shì tóngxìngliàn zàixiào chūguì...... dōu kěnéng bèi shìwèi “bùliáng xíngwèi”, […] [Pinyin]

     If you're a trans girl undergoing HRT without a prescription, or a homosexual person coming out at school ... there's a good chance it will be considered "bad behaviour."

Usage notes

• (to undergo HRT): Mainly used by transfemmes. Transmascs usually use 激素 (jīsù).

See also

• 藥娘／药娘 (yàoniáng)
• 吃藥／吃药 (chīyào, “to take medicine”)