真香

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (真香/眞香)		真/眞	香
simp. (真香)		真	香
Literally: “really fragrant [i.e. tastes good]”.

Etymology

From 2014 TV show X-Change (season 8), on which Wang Jingze said:

我王境澤就是餓死，死外邊，從這跳下去，（也）不會吃你們一點東西！ [MSC, trad.]
我王境泽就是饿死，死外边，从这跳下去，（也）不会吃你们一点东西！ [MSC, simp.]

From: X-Change (season 8)

Wǒ Wáng Jìngzé jiùshì èsǐ, sǐ wàibiān, cóng zhè tiào xiàqù, (yě) bùhuì chī nǐmen yīdiǎn dōngxī! [Pinyin]

I, Wang Jingze, would rather starve, die outside, or jump out of this building than eat food you give!

at first, but after only 2 hours he said 真香 (zhēn xiāng, “really fragrant”) when he was having supper.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēn xiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēn xiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhen siang
    • Wade–Giles: chên¹ hsiang¹
    • Yale: jēn syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jen shiang
    • Palladius: чжэнь сян (čžɛnʹ sjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Phrase

真香

1. (Internet slang, neologism) used to describe someone doing something that he or she had previously sworn never to do [from 2014]
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn),‎ 香 (xiāng).