猩猩 (xīng xing) — orangutan; (slang) a dialect speaker whose speech is heavily influenced by Standard Mandarin
Definition
猩猩 literally names the orangutan — a large red-haired ape found in Southeast Asian forests. In Chinese slang it also teases a dialect speaker whose Mandarin carries a strong local accent (from the ape's guttural sounds).
noun
orangutan(slang) a dialect speaker whose speech is heavily influenced by Standard Mandarin
Measure word · 只
Easily confused
Examples
- 猩猩。Wǒ zài dòng wù yuán kàn dào le sān zhī xīng xing.I saw three orangutans at the zoo.
- 猩猩，。xīng xing Xǐ huan chī shuǐ guǒ, yóu qí shì xiāng jiāo.Orangutans like to eat fruit, especially bananas.
- ，“猩猩”。Tā shuō pǔ tōng huà de shí hou zǒng shì dài zhe fāng yán kǒu yīn, péng you men jiào tā "xīng xing".When he speaks Mandarin, he always has a dialect accent, so his friends call him "orangutan" (slang for dialect speaker).
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