任豚

任豚

Chinese

		to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility	suckling pig
trad. (任豚)		任	豚
simp. #(任豚)		任	豚

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 任豚.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rèntún

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rèntún
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rèntún
    • Wade–Giles: jên⁴-tʻun²
    • Yale: rèn-twún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renntwen
    • Palladius: жэньтунь (žɛnʹtunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ tʰwən³⁵/

Noun

任豚

1. (slang, derogatory, video games) Nintendrone

See also

• 索狗

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
任	豚
にん Grade: 5	とん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From a modified clipping of 任天堂, where the kanji 天(てん) (ten, “heaven”) is replaced by 豚(とん) (ton, “pig”), often accompanied by visual depictions of overweight Nintendo fans. Sometimes alternatively read as "ninbuta", which is said to be a corrupted compound of 任(にん) (nin), the first kanji in "Nintendo", and 仏陀(ぶつだ) (butsuda, “Buddha”), from the perception of Nintendo fans as religiously devoted to the company.[1]

Noun

任(にん)豚(とん) • (ninton) 

1. (slang, derogatory, video games) a Nintendo fanboy, Nintendrone

   Synonym: 妊娠

References

1. Brian Ashcraft (July 12, 2013), “Why Nintendo Fans Are Called “Pigs” (and Other Things) in Japan”, in Kotaku‎, retrieved July 6, 2021