思密達

See also: 思密达

Chinese

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sīmìdá

  (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄇㄧˋ ㄉㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sīmìdá
    • Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄇㄧˋ ㄉㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sihmìdá
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ¹-mi⁴-ta²
    • Yale: sz̄-mì-dá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: symihdar
    • Palladius: сымида (symida)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ mi⁵¹ tä³⁵/

Etymology 1

		phonetic
trad. (思密達)		思	密	達
simp. (思密达)		思	密	达
alternative forms		斯密達／斯密达

From the Korean formal (하십시오체) indicative sentence-final ending —습니다 (-seumnida), attached to consonant-ending verb stems. Often used to ridicule the Korean creation theory. Compare Japanese ニダ (nida).

Particle

思密達

1. (ethnic slur, neologism, slang, humorous) A meaningless sentence-final particle used in declarative sentences that gives the sentence a Korean-language flavour.

   • 現在流行一個笑話，無論世界各地出現任何傑出人物或某領域成就，最終韓國人總會跳出來說：這其實都是韓國的思密達！ [MSC, trad.]
     现在流行一个笑话，无论世界各地出现任何杰出人物或某领域成就，最终韩国人总会跳出来说：这其实都是韩国的思密达！ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2011, Qilu Evening News, "与韩版《仲夏夜之梦》相约"

     Xiànzài liúxíng yī ge xiàohuà, wúlùn shìjiè gèdì chūxiàn rènhé jiéchū rénwù huò mǒu lǐngyù chéngjiù, zuìzhōng Hánguó rén zǒng huì tiào chūlái shuō: zhè qíshí dōu shì Hánguó de sīmìdá! [Pinyin]

     A joke that is very popular nowadays is that, whenever outstanding people or notable achievements in any part of the world become widely known, the Koreans will eventually stand up and claim: "This in fact came from Korea, seumnida!"

Noun

思密達

1. (ethnic slur, neologism, slang, humorous) Korean person

Synonyms

• 棒子 (bàngzi), 高麗棒子／高丽棒子 (Gāolí bàngzi)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
trad. (思密達)		思	密	達
simp. (思密达)		思	密	达

Genericized trademark.

Noun

思密達

1. (pharmacology) montmorillonite (brand name Smecta)