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廢文

廢文

See also: 废文

Chinese

		abolish; crippled	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (廢文)		廢	文
simp. (废文)		废	文

Noun

廢文

(Internet, slang, vulgar, pejorative) A worthless post on a messageboard, newsgroup, or other online discussion platform.

See also

shitpost

Etymology

Originated from Taiwanese PTT telnet discussion boards during the mid-1990s.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): fèiwén

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fai³ man⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hùi-bûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: fèiwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˋ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feywen
  - IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵¹ u̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fai³ man⁴
  - Yale: fai màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fai³ man⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /fɐi̯³³ mɐn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hùi-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: huì-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: huie'buun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hui²¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hui²¹⁻⁵³ bun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hui¹¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hui²¹⁻⁴¹ bun²³/