然並卵

Chinese

		so; thus; like this so; thus; like this; ‑ly; correct; right	and; furthermore; (not) at all and; furthermore; (not) at all; simultaneously; also; together with; to combine; to join; to merge	ovum
trad. (然並卵)		然	並	卵
simp. (然并卵)		然	并	卵

Etymology

A pseudo-chengyu condensed from:

然而並沒有什麼卵用 [MSC, trad.]
然而并没有什么卵用 [MSC, simp.]

rán'ér bìng méiyǒu shénme luǎn yòng [Pinyin]

However it's of no effing use.

Originated from the Jiangxi-born streamer Mr. Quin. 卵 (lon³) here is a profanity in Gan dialect meaning "dick" or "fucking" (as an intensifier), compare Cantonese 撚 (lan²) or Min Nan 𡳞 (lān).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rán bìng luǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rán bìng luǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rán bìng luǎn
    • Wade–Giles: jan² ping⁴ luan³
    • Yale: rán bìng lwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ran binq loan
    • Palladius: жань бин луань (žanʹ bin luanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐän³⁵ piŋ⁵¹ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phrase

然並卵

1. (neologism, slang) however it's of no use

See also

• 沒卵用／没卵用 (méiluǎnyòng)
• 然而並沒有什麼卯月／然而并没有什么卯月