精神出轨

精神出軌

jīngshénchūguǐ

verb

Meanings

1 emotional affair / emotional cheating
2 to cheat emotionally (without physical contact)

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Examples

她觉得老公和女同事精神出轨了。

Tā juéde lǎogōng hé nǚ tóngshì jīngshénchūguǐ le.

She feels her husband is having an emotional affair with a female coworker.

精神出轨算不算背叛?网友吵翻了。

Jīngshénchūguǐ suàn bu suàn bèipàn? Wǎngyǒu chǎofān le.

Does emotional cheating count as betrayal? Netizens are up in arms.

对他来说精神出轨比肉体出轨更严重。

Duì tā lái shuō jīngshénchūguǐ bǐ ròutǐ chūguǐ gèng yánzhòng.

For him, emotional cheating is more serious than physical cheating.

Tips

culture

Constantly debated on Chinese dating/relationship talk shows and 情感 (advice) blogs. Often contrasted with 肉体出轨 (physical cheating). Bar for what counts varies wildly.

Stroke Order

精 jīng

神 shén

出 chū

轨 guǐ