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范特西

fàntèxī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 fantasy (loanword)
  2. 2 (slang) wild imagination, daydream

Examples

他对自己的未来充满了范特西。
Tā duì zìjǐ de wèilái chōngmǎnle fàntèxī.
He's full of fantasies about his future.
《范特西》是周杰伦的第二张专辑。
《Fàntèxī》 shì Zhōu Jiélún de dì èr zhāng zhuānjí.
Fantasy is Jay Chou's second album.

Tips

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Phonetic loan from English 'fantasy', used colloquially. The everyday word for fantasy/imagination is 幻想 (huànxiǎng); 范特西 carries pop-culture flavor.

In Pop Culture

周杰伦《范特西》 Zhōu Jiélún《Fàntèxī》
Jay Chou's Fantasy
Jay Chou's landmark 2001 album, which cemented Mandopop's modern sound and turned the loanword into a household term.

Stroke Order

范 fàn
特 tè
西 xī