罗曼蒂克 (luó màn dì kè) — (adjective) romantic (with an old-fashioned, el… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A borrowed, old-fashioned word for 'romantic' — evokes a cinematic, elegant, classic-movie feel rather than everyday romance. More literary than 浪漫.

adjective

romantic (with an old-fashioned, elegant, or cinematic flair)

Examples

罗曼蒂克。
Tā men zài yì jiā luó màn dì kè de kā fēi guǎn jiàn miàn.
They met at a romantic café.
罗曼蒂克。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng de qíng jié fēi cháng luó màn dì kè.
The plot of this movie is very romantic.
罗曼蒂克。
Tā xǐ huan lǎo shàng hǎi nà zhǒng luó màn dì kè de fēng gé.
She likes the romantic style of old Shanghai.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

网网wǎngnet
維維wéibird (tied with string)

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艸艸cǎograss

Sound part声符shēngfú

帝

帝dì蒂dì

Same sound today

The top 艸 marks a plant, and the lower 帝 gives the sound.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Romance & Marriage

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