腎機

Chinese

		kidney	machine; opportunity; secret
trad. (腎機)		腎	機
simp. (肾机)		肾	机

Etymology

"iPhone"

Blend of 腎／肾 (shèn, “kidney”) and 手機／手机 (shǒujī, “mobile phone”). In 2011, a Chinese high school student was reported to have sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shènjī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shènjī
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˋ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shènji
    • Wade–Giles: shên⁴-chi¹
    • Yale: shèn-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shennji
    • Palladius: шэньцзи (šɛnʹczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Noun

腎機

1. haemodialysis machine
2. (slang) iPhone