屌絲

Chinese

		penis; to fuck	silk; thread; trace
trad. (屌絲)		屌	絲
simp. (屌丝)		屌	丝
alternative forms		吊絲／吊丝
Literally: “penis hair”.

Etymology

First appeared in the forum Baidu Tieba (百度贴吧) in 2010.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diǎosī

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu² si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diǎosī
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diǎosih
  - Wade–Giles: tiao³-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: dyǎu-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deausy
  - Palladius: дяосы (djaosy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu² si¹
  - Yale: díu sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu² si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu² xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

屌絲

(neologism, slang, vulgar, derogatory or self-deprecating) loser; deadbeat; no-hoper; slacker; good-for-nothing
屌絲逆襲／屌丝逆袭 ― diǎosī nìxí ― the loser strikes back (slang)

中年屌絲／中年屌丝 ― zhōngnián diǎosī ― middle-aged loser

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