滅絕師太

滅絕師太

Chinese

		to wipe out; to lose completely; to become extinct	elderly Buddhist nun
trad. (滅絕師太)		滅絕	師太
simp. (灭绝师太)		灭绝	师太

Etymology

A fictional character in the novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mièjué shītài

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕ ㄊㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mit⁶ zyut⁶ si¹ taai^3-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mièjué shītài
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mièjyué shihtài
    • Wade–Giles: mieh⁴-chüeh² shih¹-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: myè-jywé shr̄-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miehjyue shytay
    • Palladius: мецзюэ шитай (meczjue šitaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mjɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕɥɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mit⁶ zyut⁶ si¹ taai^3-2
    • Yale: miht jyuht sī táai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mit⁹ dzyt⁹ si¹ taai^3-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: mid⁶ jud⁶ xi¹ tai^3-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːt̚² t͡ʃyːt̚² siː⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

Noun

滅絕師太

1. (Internet slang, figuratively, derogatory) a highly study- or work-focused young woman (especially a female doctoral student or postdoctoral researcher), who is stereotypically cold, stiff, uptight, uninteresting and unromantic