精蟲上腦

Chinese

		sperm cell	to think obsessively about something bad or murky; to be addicted to something
trad. (精蟲上腦)		精蟲	上腦
simp. (精虫上脑)		精虫	上脑
Literally: “the sperm-bug ascends to the brain”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngchóngshàngnǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄋㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ cung⁴ soeng⁵ nou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngchóngshàngnǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄋㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingchorngshanqnao
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ cung⁴ soeng⁵ nou⁵
  - Yale: jīng chùhng séuhng nóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ tsung⁴ soeng⁵ nou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ cung⁴ sêng⁵ nou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ sœ̽ːŋ¹³ nou̯¹³/

Idiom

精蟲上腦

(of a man) to lose the ability to think rationally when driven by sexual impulse

See also

唂精上腦／唂精上脑

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