Chigiii!!!

[nymaas.livejournal.com]

Hardly known Hetalia fact:
Romano's "Chigiii!!!" should actually be pronounced like "kichi" ['kidʒi] and was a Roman princely family. As well there's the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic called 'Palazzo Chigi'. And there's also a Chigi Chapel at the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo... and so many more stuff that refers to the Chigi family... (hell, my head still says chigiiii not kichi xD).

But I just wanted to share this nice fact (for a while now) and the little pleasure I feel when recognizing such nice details Himaruya's left to characters or quotations ... even if they've the wrong pronounciation aka. 'are hidden'.





R: "B**ch please..."

Comments

[saku-p.livejournal.com]

He seems to actually sometimes use it when he's agitated in some way, not as a swear but it's a easy mistake to make. Also there was a pope who's family name was Chigi, I think it was Alexander VII

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Okay. XD Maybe he's calling for the old Pope's blessing...?

[nymaas.livejournal.com]

Not quite sure since there're a lot of references to Chigi family. But I remember Romano's screaming "chigiii~" when he gets tormented / ashamed... or as saku already mentioned kind of agitated.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know he usually does it when upset & I just thought it was a nonsense word. XD

[monkeychin.livejournal.com]

As far as I know nobody uses "Chigi" as a swear word or even to express disbelief/anxiety/distress or whatever. I suppose Hima picked it up randomly, because I can assure you it doesn't make much sense to suddenly shout "Chigi" as a reaction to something. He could have used a more common word like "Diamine" (damn) or "Cavolo/i" (cabbage/s, which is a replacement for a more harsh world like "cazzo") just to name a few.

[nymaas.livejournal.com]

Well aware of that. I haven't meant to say that this would be any accurate swear word an Italian would say.
Just to note that "chigi" isn't some made-up word but a reference to historical Italians and buildings.

[monkeychin.livejournal.com]

I didn't mean to contest the actual meaning behind the term for you have clearly researched the historical aspect of the word itself, I'm only saying that despite the likely reference Himaruya might have made to this old aristocratic family, it seems a bit forced in my opinion.

However, like I said, Himaruya is the type to get information from the most disparate sources and use them for his works, so it's very much probable.

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Like I said, I always thought it was just a nonsense word Romano says whenever he's upset. It seems it's a reference to Italian history (people & buildings to quote you), which I never knew. The question now is why he would make such a reference. I'm sure Papa Hima has his reasons for doing so & it would be nice if he explained the reference.