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): ㄓㄨㄢㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ gaa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: zhuānjiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄢㄐㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanjia
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    專家／专家
    磚家／砖家
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun¹ gaa¹
  - Yale: jyūn gā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ gaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ ga¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃyːn⁵⁵ käː⁵⁵/

Noun

磚家

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

Synonyms

叫獸／叫兽 (jiàoshòu)

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