傲嬌

See also: 傲娇

Chinese

		proud; overbearing; insolent proud; overbearing; insolent; arrogant	lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
trad. (傲嬌)		傲	嬌
simp. (傲娇)		傲	娇
Literally: “unyielding and delicate”.

Etymology

Calque of Japanese ツンデレ.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àojiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àojiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: àojiao
    • Wade–Giles: ao⁴-chiao¹
    • Yale: àu-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: awjiau
    • Palladius: аоцзяо (aoczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

傲嬌

1. (originally ACG, neologism, especially of a girl) tsundere

Adjective

傲嬌

1. (originally ACG, neologism, especially of a girl) tsundere

Related terms

• 病嬌／病娇 (bìngjiāo)