心靈雞湯

See also: 心灵鸡汤

Chinese

		psyche; mind; spirit	chicken soup
trad. (心靈雞湯/心靈鷄湯)		心靈	雞湯/鷄湯
simp. (心灵鸡汤)		心灵	鸡汤

Etymology

Calque of English Chicken Soup for the Soul (book series featuring inspirational stories).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnlíng jītāng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄊㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ ling⁴ gai¹ tong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnlíng jītāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄊㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinlíng jitang
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ling² chi¹-tʻang¹
  - Yale: syīn-líng jī-tāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinling jitang
  - Palladius: синьлин цзитан (sinʹlin czitan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnlíngjītāngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄊㄤㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinlíngjitangr
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-ling²-chi¹-tʻang¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: syīn-líng-jī-tāngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinlingjitangl
  - Palladius: синьлинцзитанр (sinʹlinczitanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ ling⁴ gai¹ tong¹
  - Yale: sām lìhng gāi tōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ ling⁴ gai¹ tong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ling⁴ gei¹ tong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

心靈雞湯

inspirational quotes or stories
(derogatory) inspirational nonsense; deeply philosophical but useless content; fortune cookie comments

Synonyms

雞湯／鸡汤 (jītāng)

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