圖樣圖森破

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (圖樣圖森破)		圖	樣	圖	森	破
simp. (图样图森破)		图	样	图	森	破

Etymology

From English too young, too simple, used by Chinese Communist Party former general secretary Jiang Zemin to scold Hong Kong journalists in a now-(in)famous interview.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): túyàngtúsēnpò

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄣ ㄆㄛˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: túyàngtúsēnpò
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄣ ㄆㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: túyàngtúsenpò
    • Wade–Giles: tʻu²-yang⁴-tʻu²-sên¹-pʻo⁴
    • Yale: tú-yàng-tú-sēn-pwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twuyanqtwusenpoh
    • Palladius: туянтусэньпо (tujantusɛnʹpo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ sən⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Phrase

圖樣圖森破

1. (Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) “too young, too simple, sometimes naive” (used to criticise someone foolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences)