公主病
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English
- (neologism c. 1997) (coll.) self-entitlement
- princess syndrome, a psychological phenomenon affecting young women, especially teenagers, and can be characterized by numerous physiological disorders, including narcissistic personality disorder, egocentrism and histrionic personality disorder, consequently resulting in individuals acting like or believing that they are "princesses"
- a neologistic term used colloquially to describe narcissistic and egocentric tendencies among women that resemble the trope of spoiled princesses; literally "princess sickness"
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容女性自我中心、自大,嬌生慣養,唔識民間疾苦,想好似公主咁集萬千寵愛在一身
Examples
佢由出街拎袋、食飯埋單、到大學功課同日常生活都要男朋友一腳踢,真係有好嚴重嘅公主病。
From carrying her bags and paying her bills to doing her university work and taking care of her daily chores, her boyfriend had to do everything for her. Her princess syndrome is really severe.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk