猴賽雷 in Chinese

IPA: /xoʊ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /xoʊ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: hóusàiléi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄡˊ ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hóusàiléi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hóusàiléi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hou²-sai⁴-lei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hóu-sài-léi [Mandarin, Yale], hoursaylei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хоусайлэй [Mandarin, Palladius], xousajlɛj [Mandarin, Palladius] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Jocular approximation of Cantonese 好犀利 (hou2 sai1 lei6) in Mandarin. Originated in an online post by a young female with the pseudonym of 猴賽雷 who was soliciting for a boyfriend. Her pseudonym was used to ridicule the exorbitantly stringent criteria she listed in the post, and it subsequently spread as a netizen meme since the start of 2016 as it is the year of the monkey in the Chinese calendar. Etymology templates: {{der|cmn|yue|好犀利|tr=hou2 sai1 lei6}} Cantonese 好犀利 (hou2 sai1 lei6), {{lang|zh|猴賽雷}} 猴賽雷 Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 猴賽雷

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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄡˊ ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄟˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "hóusàiléi"
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      "zh-pron": "hóusàiléi"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "hou²-sai⁴-lei²"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "hóu-sài-léi"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "xousajlɛj"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "猴賽雷"
}

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      "zh-pron": "hóusàiléi"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄡˊ ㄙㄞˋ ㄌㄟˊ"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hóusàiléi"
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      "zh-pron": "hóusàiléi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "hou²-sai⁴-lei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hóu-sài-léi"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hoursaylei"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "хоусайлэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xousajlɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/xoʊ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/"
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"猴賽雷" meaning in Chinese

Adjective