橘裡橘氣

Chinese

		tangerine	inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing	tangerine	gas; air; smell gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
trad. (橘裡橘氣/橘裏橘氣)		橘	裡/裏	橘	氣
simp. (橘里橘气)		橘	里	橘	气

Etymology

After gay裡gay氣／gay里gay气 (gēiligēiqì, “gay-acting; gay-looking”). 橘 (jú, literally “orange; tangerine”) is a reference to the yuri manga and anime series Citrus.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): júlǐjúqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄩˊ ㄑㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: júlǐjúqì → júlijúqì (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄩˊ ㄑㄧˋ → ㄐㄩˊ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄐㄩˊ ㄑㄧˋ (toneless variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyúli̊jyúcì
    • Wade–Giles: chü²-li⁵-chü²-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: jyú-li-jyú-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyu.liijyuchih
    • Palladius: цзюйлицзюйци (czjujliczjujci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕy³⁵ li³ t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

Adjective

橘裡橘氣

1. (neologism, slang, humorous, ACG) lesbian-acting; lesbian-looking