磚家

See also: 砖家

Chinese

		brick	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (磚家)		磚	家
simp. (砖家)		砖	家
Literally: “the expert of/in bricks”.

Etymology

Homophonic play on 專家 (“expert”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuānjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ gaa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuānjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuanjia
    • Wade–Giles: chuan¹-chia¹
    • Yale: jwān-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanjia
    • Palladius: чжуаньцзя (čžuanʹczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ gaa¹
    • Yale: jyūn gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

Noun

磚家

1. (neologism, ironic) expert who constantly spews out nonsense; fake specialist; specialist who specialises in talking nonsense

Synonyms

• 叫獸／叫兽 (jiàoshòu)