Gaijin-san's definitions

Cheese boi

Internet slang for mouse or rat

Dem cheese bois chewed into the cereal box. Better call pest control.

by Gaijin-san January 24, 2020

pinyin

Standard Chinese spelling system using Roman alphabet. Literally translates as "spell sound". In modern Chinese education, children are taught to read and write pinyin before learning hanzi (Chinese characters).

If it weren't for pinyin, there would be no way I could ever learn how to speak Chinese by reading it.

by Gaijin-san January 15, 2013

Uyghur

Turkic Muslims living in Xinjiang, western China. Minority group in China. Heavily-oppressed by the Chinese Communist Party.

The word "Uyghur" itself has no standardized English spelling, since it is normally written in the Arabic alphabet (which is difficult to standardize into English). Can also be spelled "Uighur", "Uygur", "Uigur".

Like the Tibetans, the Uyghurs are looked down upon as being lesser people to the Han-dominated CCP.

by Gaijin-san January 9, 2013

Hindustanti

The language that had split into the modern languages of Hindi and Urdu. Until Pakistan separated from India in 1947, the two languages were the same. Though they are now considered separate languages, they are mutually-intelligible, meaning that a Pakistani can speak to an Indian in Urdu, and an Indian to a Pakistani in Hindi, and can comprehend what they say to each other. The main difference is in their writing systems. Urdu is written in the Arabic alphabet, while Hindi is written in the Sanskrit alphabet.

Professor, I have a question. Is it Hindustanti, or Hindi-Urdu?

by Gaijin-san January 10, 2013

kamikaze

Incorrectly pronounced as "ka-mah-ka-zee". Japanese pronunciation is "ka-me-ka-zey".

Kamikaze literally means "divine wind".

by Gaijin-san January 9, 2013

romaja

Korean for "Roman alphabet/writing/letters". There are several different romanization methods used in South Korea, making it somewhat to discern how to pronounce some Korean words without any knowledge of hangeul, the Korean alphabet. South Koreans spell their names similar to common English words so that English-speakers can pronounce their names more easily.

In romaja, my can be spelled as following, Kim Lee Sung or Kim Li Seong.

Korean barbeque, spelled kimchee or kimchi in romaja, is notoriously spicy.

by Gaijin-san January 9, 2013

wok

Metallic bowl-shaped pan used for cooking. The word is of Cantonese origin, since Mandarin words never end in p,t,k, whereas Cantonese words can. Used in the names of many Chinese restaurants in order to attract the attention of customers. i.e. A Wok to Remember, Wok King

Since I like to cook Chinese food, my cabinet is crammed with woks.

by Gaijin-san January 9, 2013