心靈雞湯

See also: 心灵鸡汤

Chinese

		psyche; mind; spirit	chicken soup
trad. (心靈雞湯/心靈鷄湯)		心靈	雞湯/鷄湯
simp. (心灵鸡汤)		心灵	鸡汤

Etymology

Calque of English Chicken Soup for the Soul (book series featuring inspirational stories).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnlíng jītāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ling⁴ gai¹ tong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnlíng jītāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinlíng jitang
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ling² chi¹-tʻang¹
    • Yale: syīn-líng jī-tāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinling jitang
    • Palladius: синьлин цзитан (sinʹlin czitan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnlíngjītāngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄊㄤㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinlíngjitangr
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ling²-chi¹-tʻang¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: syīn-líng-jī-tāngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinlingjitangl
    • Palladius: синьлинцзитанр (sinʹlinczitanr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ ling⁴ gai¹ tong¹
    • Yale: sām lìhng gāi tōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ling⁴ gai¹ tong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ling⁴ gei¹ tong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

心靈雞湯

1. inspirational quotes or stories
2. (derogatory) inspirational nonsense; deeply philosophical but useless content; fortune cookie comments

Synonyms

• 雞湯／鸡汤 (jītāng)