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

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• 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

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