pēn zidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sprayer / spraying apparatus / (slang) firearm / Internet troll / hater
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

噴子 喷子 [pen1 zi5] /sprayer; spraying apparatus/(slang) firearm/Internet troll; hater/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 噴子

  • 喷
    pēn

    to spout / to spurt / to spray / to puff / (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)

    pèn

    (of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

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