悶騷

See also: 闷骚

Chinese

		stuffy, taciturn	coquettish
trad. (悶騷)		悶	騷
simp. (闷骚)		闷	骚
alt. forms		悶燒／闷烧

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from English man show, via Hong Kong or Taiwan.^[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mēnsāo

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄣㄙㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mun⁶ sou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mēnsāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄣㄙㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhensau
  - IPA ^(key): /mən⁵⁵ sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mun⁶ sou¹
  - Yale: muhn sōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mun⁶ sou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mun⁶ sou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /muːn²² sou̯⁵⁵/

Adjective

悶騷

(neologism, of personality) having a smouldering sexuality; sultry; restraining oneself in appearance but abounding in fervour inside

References

↑ 文若愚 (2014) 语言常识全知道, 中国华侨出版社

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