智熄

Chinese

wisdom; knowledge (v) extinguish; quench; go out (of fire)
trad. (智熄) 智 熄
simp. #(智熄) 智 熄
Literally: “cease of intelligence”.

Etymology

Homophonic wordplay of 窒息 (zhìxī, “to suffocate”); composed of 智 (zhì, “intelligence”) + 熄 (xī, “to cease burning; to die out”).

Pronunciation


Adjective

智熄

  1. (neologism, Internet slang) dim-witted; extremely retarded
    令人智熄的操作  ―  lìngrén zhìxī de cāozuò  ―  Actions/moves that are beyond stupid (lit. actions that are too retarded which makes observers unable to breathe/comprehend)
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