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火星人

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Chinese

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Mars; to be outdated and unaware; to not know something that everyone else knows man; person; people
trad. (火星人) 火星
simp. #(火星人) 火星

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ()(せい)(じん) (kaseijin).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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火星人

  1. (science fiction) Martian (inhabitant of Mars)
  2. (figurative, slang, derogatory) one out of touch with reality or with the latest news and trends

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
kan'on
 火星人 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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火星 (Kasei, Mars) +‎ (-jin, human)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(せい)(じん) (kaseijin

  1. (science fiction) a Martian (inhabitant of Mars)