塑料姐妹花

Chinese

		plastic; poor-quality; substandard plastic; poor-quality; substandard; mediocre	pair of pretty sisters
trad. (塑料姐妹花)		塑料	姐妹花
simp. #(塑料姐妹花)		塑料	姐妹花

Etymology

Blend of 塑料花 (sùliàohuā, “plastic flowers”) + 姐妹花 (jiěmèihuā, “pair of flower-like loving sisters”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sùliào jiěmèihuā

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sùliào jiěmèihuā
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sùliào jiěmèihua
    • Wade–Giles: su⁴-liao⁴ chieh³-mei⁴-hua¹
    • Yale: sù-lyàu jyě-mèi-hwā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suhliaw jieemeyhua
    • Palladius: суляо цземэйхуа (suljao czemɛjxua)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

Noun

塑料姐妹花

1. (neologism, slang) women who claim to be BFFs but actually do not act in the best interest of each other

   我們是塑料兒姐妹花兒——我們的感情雖假，卻永不凋謝！ [dialectal Mandarin, trad.]
   我们是塑料儿姐妹花儿——我们的感情虽假，却永不凋谢！ [dialectal Mandarin, simp.]

   Wǒmen shì sùliàor jiěmèihuār — wǒmen de gǎnqíng suī jiǎ, què yǒng bù diāoxiè! [Pinyin]

   We are "plastic sister flowers" — Our relationship is fake, but will never wither!