凌亂

/liŋ³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ lyːn²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² luan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² luan⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² luan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ luan³³/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ luan³³/

/liŋ³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ lyːn²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² luan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² luan⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² luan²²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ luan³³/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ luan³³/

(neologism, slang) to be perturbed; to have a lot going on in one's mind


女裝

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/nɵy̯¹³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/nɵy̯¹³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/li⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

女裝大佬

女装大佬

(neologism, of a male) to wear women's clothing; to cross-dress


暴走族

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 暴走族(ぼうそうぞく) (bōsōzoku).

ja-r

暴走族(ぼうそうぞく) (bōsōzoku)


男裝

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/naːm²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ³³/

/lam¹³⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lam²³⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/naːm²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ³³/

/lam¹³⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lam²³⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

(neologism, of a female) to wear men's clothing; to cross-dress


哈密瓜

/xä⁵⁵ mi⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ mɐt̚² kʷaː⁵⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ bit̚⁴⁻³² kue⁴⁴/

/ha³³⁻²³ bik̚⁴⁻² kue³³/

/xä⁵⁵ mi⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ mɐt̚² kʷaː⁵⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ bit̚⁴⁻³² kue⁴⁴/

/ha³³⁻²³ bik̚⁴⁻² kue³³/

(slang, offensive, neologism) Uyghur people


基情

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

Based on 激情 (jīqíng, “intense emotion”), through replacement of 激 (jī, “intense”) by its Mandarin homophone 基 (jī, “gay”).

(neologism, humorous) (overly) intimate relationship between males; gay affection

攪基

to engage in gay activities; to become gay


次奧

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

From disyllabification of 肏 (cào, “(to) fuck”).


高富帥

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (高富帥):
* → Vietnamese: cao phú soái (高富帥)

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ fuː³³ sɵy̯³³/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ fuː³³ sɵy̯³³/

(neologism, slang) tall-rich-and-handsome guy; ideal guy; all-perfect man


擼管

/lu⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lu⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lu⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lu⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, of males) to masturbate; to jerk off


鳥叔

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu³⁵/

/niːu̯¹³ sʊk̚⁵/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu³⁵/

/niːu̯¹³ sʊk̚⁵/

From the song 새 (Sae, literally “Bird”), a popular song in PSY’s first album.

(neologism, colloquial) PSY (Korean entertainer)


脫光

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰyːt̚³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰyːt̚³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) Short for 脫離光棍／脱离光棍 (tuōlí guānggùn, “to be no longer single; to start a new relationship”).


炮友

/pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰaːu̯³³ jɐu̯¹³/

/pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰaːu̯³³ jɐu̯¹³/

friend with benefits
friend with benefits

(neologism, colloquial, vulgar) casual sex partner; friend with benefits; fuck buddy


妹紙

/meɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From 妹子 (mèizi, “younger sister, young female”), with replacement of the diminutive suffix 子 (zǐ, “child, son”) by the close-sounding retroflexed counterpart 紙／纸 (zhǐ, “paper”). See also 孩紙／孩纸 (háizhǐ, “child, kid”).

zh-l

(neologism, colloquial, humorous) young female (usually one who is intimate to the speaker); babe; girlfriend


Visualization of 藥丸／药丸 (yàowán), which is a Modern Standard Mandarin pun of 要完 (yào wán).

藥丸／药丸 (yàowán)

(Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 藥丸／药丸, 要完 (“to be going to be done for”)


剩女

English: sheng nu

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ²² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/zã²² n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ²² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/zã²² n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

single woman past the usual age for marriage

大齡剩女

大龄剩女

I don't want to be a woman left on the shelf!

我不想成為剩女！

我不想成为剩女！

(neologism, derogatory) "leftover woman"; old spinster; old unmarried woman


屌絲

/ti̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tiːu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tiːu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

First appeared in the forum Baidu Tieba (百度贴吧) in 2011.

屌絲逆襲

屌丝逆袭

中年屌絲

中年屌丝

(neologism, slang, vulgar, derogatory or self-deprecating) loser; deadbeat; no-hoper; slacker; good-for-nothing


炎上

/jɛn³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ sœːŋ²²/

/jɛn³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ sœːŋ²²/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 炎上(えんじょう) (enjō).

ja-r

炎上(えんじょう) (enjō)

(neologism, Internet slang, of a topic) drawing intense debate; roast; receiving heated criticism


炎上

/jɛn³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ sœːŋ²²/

/jɛn³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/jiːm²¹ sœːŋ²²/

炎上(えんじょう) (enjō)

(neologism, Internet slang, of a topic or a person) to draw intense debate; to receive heated criticism


錦鯉

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(slang, neologism) good luck charm; talisman


錦鯉

錦鯉想點？

锦鲤想点？

Speaking of which, some may ask: "What's your opinion then?"

gong² dou³ ni¹ dou⁶ jau⁶ jau⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ man⁶: “gam² lei⁵ jau⁶ jau⁵ mat¹ gou¹ gin³?”

講到呢度又有人會問：「錦鯉又有乜高見？」

讲到呢度又有人会问：「锦鲤又有乜高见？」

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, neologism) … you … then? Used in rhetorical sentences where the speaker does not want to refer directly to "you", which otherwise may cause fury in the discussion.


獨角獸

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/

;"fans that cannot accept an idol to have a partner"

(neologism, fandom slang, figurative) fans that cannot accept an idol to have a partner


上位

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² wɐi̯²²/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ui³³/

/siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ui³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ ui³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ²² wɐi̯²²/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ui³³/

/siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/siaŋ³³⁻²¹ ui³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ ui³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/sœːŋ¹³ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

小三上位

(neologism, derogatory, of a mistress) to successfully displace one's original wife or husband


出征

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

(neologism, Internet slang) to attack a certain person or a certain group of people on social media; to cyberbully someone


失獨

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/

/sɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚²/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu³⁵/

/sɐt̚⁵ tʊk̚²/

2013, 赵学慧, editor, 《老年社会工作理论与实务》, Beijing: 北京大学出版社 [Peking University Press], →ISBN, page 192:

Elderly people with no family mainly fall into these few situations: remaining unmarried for their life, having lost their spouse without having children, or having lost their only child.

Gūguǎ lǎorén zhǔyào yǒu zhèyàng jī zhǒng qíngxíng: zhōngshēn wèihūn, sàng'ǒu wú zǐnǚ huò shīdú.

孤寡老人主要有这样几种情形：终身未婚、丧偶无子女或失独。

孤寡老人主要有這樣幾種情形：終身未婚、喪偶無子女或失獨。

(neologism, of parents) to lose one's only child (and be yet unable to have another one due to old age or government policy)


同人

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (同人):
* → Japanese: 同人(どうじん) (dōjin)
* → Korean: 동인(同人) (dong'in)

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/

/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/doŋ²² zən⁴⁴/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ zin²³/

/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/doŋ²² zən⁴⁴/


親衛隊

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 親衛隊 (shin'eitai).

obor

ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ wɐi̯²² tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

(neologism) fanatics, overly enthusiastic fans, especially fans of a singer or an actor


野生

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛː¹³ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/(j)i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³/

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛː¹³ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/(j)i̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³/

捕獲野生發哥

捕获野生发哥

(neologism, figurative, of a celebrity) real; in the flesh


土著

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ t͡syː³³/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɯ⁴¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tu²¹/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tu²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tu¹¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ t͡syː³³/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɯ⁴¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tu²¹/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tu²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tu¹¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²¹/

北京土著

(neologism, humorous) native; local; person born and bred in a particular place


社保

/ʂɤ⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛː¹³ pou̯³⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛː¹³ pou̯³⁵/

(ACG, neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) Alternative form of 射爆 (shèbào, “to cum; to ejaculate explosively”)


靈魂

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (靈魂):
* → Japanese: 霊魂(れいこん) (reikon)
* → Korean: 령혼(靈魂) (ryeonghon), 영혼(靈魂) (yeonghon)
* → Vietnamese: linh hồn (靈魂)

/liŋ³⁵ xu̯ən³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/

/l̃iŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² hun¹³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ hun²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ⁵⁵/

/liŋ³⁵ xu̯ən³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ wɐn²¹/

/l̃iŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²⁴/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² hun¹³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun²⁴/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ hun²³/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huŋ⁵⁵/

靈魂畫師

灵魂画师

(neologism, chiefly ACG, attributive, of people) doing abstract or incomprehensible things


海待

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Intentionally homophonic with 海帶／海带 (hǎidài, “seaweed”). Compare 海歸／海归 (hǎiguī).

zh-l

海歸／海归 (hǎiguī)

(neologism) a Chinese who has studied overseas and returned to China, but is unable to find employment in China


搭訕

/tä⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ saŋ³³/

/tä⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ saŋ³³/

(neologism) to hit on someone; to pick up


樹洞

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/syː²² tʊŋ²²/

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/syː²² tʊŋ²²/

(neologism, figurative) a shoulder to cry on (where one's troubles will be told and listened to)


被虐

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pei̯²² jœːk̚²/

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pei̯²² jœːk̚²/

(neologism) to be abused (usually in a non-serious way); to be assaulted; to be overpowered; to be dominated over (such as in a game)


潛規則

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ

ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄗㄜˊ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

(neologism, informal, slang) to apply the hidden rule that sexual favours are required for entry into an occupation or for career advancement


快閃

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


白富美

/paɪ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paɪ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) pale-rich-and-beautiful; ideal young female


黑木耳

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jiː¹³/

/həʔ³³ moʔ⁵⁵ əl²¹/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ mʊk̚² jiː¹³/

/həʔ³³ moʔ⁵⁵ əl²¹/

The slang sense is due to a belief that sexual experience/masturbation darkens the vulva.

(neologism, slang, derogatory) (from the shape of the mushroom) sexually-experienced young female; promiscuous female or a young female who masturbates often


土豪

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ho²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho¹³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho²⁴/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ho²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho¹³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho²⁴/

(neologism, derogatory) uncultured nouveau riche; rural tycoon; newly-rich who dresses inappropriately and behaves awkwardly in public; cashed-up bogan


本尊

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (本尊):
* → Japanese: 本尊(ほんぞん) (honzon)
* → Korean: 본존(本尊) (bonjon)

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) the original (person, version, etc.), as opposed to an imitator


奇葩

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ pʰaː⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ paː⁵⁵/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ pʰaː⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ paː⁵⁵/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³/

(Mainland China, neologism) someone who behaves outside social norms; freak; weirdo


奇葩

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ pʰaː⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ paː⁵⁵/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ pʰaː⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ paː⁵⁵/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³/

(Mainland China, Taiwan, neologism) freaky; weird


大白

English: dabai

/tä⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/

(colloquial, neologism) dabai (medic or police officer wearing a biosafety suit)


雷人

/leɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/leɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to be shocking; to be shockingly hilarious; to be astonishingly funny


氣場

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

(slang, neologism) one's "qi field"; a person's aura, charisma or personal magnetism


發電

/fä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/fä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

(neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) to masturbate


移民監

/i³⁵ min³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/jiː²¹ mɐn²¹ kaːm⁵⁵/

/i³⁵ min³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/jiː²¹ mɐn²¹ kaːm⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, disapproving) the period for which an immigrant must stay in the new country in order to retain permanent residency or to apply for citizenship


十動然拒

ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ

шидунжаньцзюй

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

Short for 十分感動，然後拒絕。／十分感动，然后拒绝。 (shífēn gǎndòng, ránhòu jùjué, “very touched, but rejected”).

zh-etym-short

An outspoken confession of love did not help Le Jia win the heart of the beauty - she was quite touched but rejected him regardless, and this made him return to his seat extremely despondent.

2014, 《超演》樂嘉大膽表白美女：對不服從的妞有強烈征服欲

Yīfān lùgǔ biǎobái bìngwèi bàodéměirénguī, duìfāng shídòngránjù lìng Lè Jiā chèdǐ bēngkuì ànrán guīxí.

一番露骨表白並未抱得美人歸，對方十動然拒令樂嘉徹底崩潰黯然歸席。

2014, 《超演》樂嘉大膽表白美女：對不服從的妞有強烈征服欲

一番露骨表白并未抱得美人归，对方十动然拒令乐嘉彻底崩溃黯然归席。

(neologism, humorous) (The girl was) immensely moved (by the guy's confession of love), but (she) still rejected (him anyway)


好人卡

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ kʰaːt̚⁵/

/ho³¹ ŋin¹¹ kʰa³¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰaʔ³²/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰaʔ⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² kʰaʔ³²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaʔ³²/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ kʰaʔ³²/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ kʰaːt̚⁵/

/ho³¹ ŋin¹¹ kʰa³¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰaʔ³²/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰaʔ⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² kʰaʔ³²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaʔ³²/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ kʰaʔ³²/

(neologism, usually derogatory) the "good person's card" given during a friendzoning (i.e. You are a good person, but ...)


給力

/keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ lɪk̚²/

/keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ lɪk̚²/

Originally a localism from Northern China, meaning “energetic, forceful; exciting, interesting”.
Allegedly popularized by a viral fandub video of an episode from the Japanese anime Gag Manga Biyori. In the episode "Saiyūki: The end of the journey", one peculiar line was 「這就是天竺麼？不給力啊老濕！」／“这就是天竺么？不给力啊老湿！” (“This is India? This is not exciting at all, teacher.”), uttered by Sun Wukong after discovering that, in the supposedly sacred place of Tianzhu they had arrived at, there was only a small streamer with the two characters for “Tianzhu” written on it.
Etymology from other Chinese dialects, for example Min Nan 激力 (kek-la̍t, “to exert oneself”) or Hainan Lingao dialect 給力／给力 (“to provide with force, to beat”), may also be possible.

zh-l

(neologism) awesome; cool; fantastic; powerful; exciting; fashionable; desirable

Gag Manga Biyori
Saiyūki
Sun Wukong
Tenjiku


不了

/pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/pu⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

thanks, but no thanks
thanks, but no thanks

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, neologism) thanks, but no thanks


女漢子

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/nɵy̯¹³ hɔːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/nɵy̯¹³ hɔːn³³ t͡siː³⁵/

(neologism, slang) tomboy; overly masculine girl


出道

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tou̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tou̯²²/

(neologism, Internet slang, transitive) to doxx


傷不起

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) (my life is) unfuckable; too vulnerable; too delicate for me to "suffer" from this


我了個去

ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄌㄜ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄑㄩˋ

/wɔ²¹⁴ lə⁴ g̊ə¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴ lə⁴ g̊ə¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

(neologism) fuck; oh my god; what the fuck


有木有

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

A sentence-final emphatic assertive particle. From a netizen transformation of 有沒有／有没有 (yǒu méi yǒu, “to have or not have; is there ...?”). Popularized through a post on Renren entitled 學法語的人你傷不起啊！／学法语的人你伤不起啊！ (“People learning French, you can't take it!”)


你妹

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/

A contemptuous emphatic, usually of the preceding verb. Compare 你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā).

你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā)


微博

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔɻ³⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚³/

/bi²⁴⁻²² pʰɔk̚³²/

/bi²⁴⁻²² pʰɔk̚⁵/

/bi¹³⁻²² pʰɔk̚³²/

/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰɔk̚³²/

/bi²³⁻³³ pʰɔk̚³²/

/mui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰak̚²/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔɻ³⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/mei̯²¹ pɔːk̚³/

/bi²⁴⁻²² pʰɔk̚³²/

/bi²⁴⁻²² pʰɔk̚⁵/

/bi¹³⁻²² pʰɔk̚³²/

/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰɔk̚³²/

/bi²³⁻³³ pʰɔk̚³²/

/mui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰak̚²/


邪惡

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ ɔːk̚³/

/sia²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/sia²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚⁵/

/sia¹³⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/sia²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔk̚³²/

/sia²³⁻³³ ɔk̚³²/

/sia⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ak̚²/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ ɔːk̚³/

/sia²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/sia²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚⁵/

/sia¹³⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/sia²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔk̚³²/

/sia²³⁻³³ ɔk̚³²/

/sia⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ak̚²/

(neologism, of food) bad for health but attractive


潛水

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to disappear for a long period of time


薩拉姆·阿萊控

ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄨˇ ㄚ ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ

саламу’алайкун

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

From Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

bor

اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم

(Islam, neologism, rare) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)


正能量

ㄓㄥˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ nɐŋ²¹ lœːŋ²²/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ nɐŋ²¹ lœːŋ²²/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ³⁵/

(neologism, officialese) positive energy; positivity; something which encourages people to have faith in the face of adversities


五毛黨

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋ̍¹³ mou̯²¹ tɔːŋ³⁵/

2016 January 5, Kiki Zhao, “Leveling Criticism at China’s Elite, Some Borrow Words From the Past”, in The New York Times:

“50-centers” are commenters that the government has hired to steer online discussion in favor of state policies. Those who praise the party even without being paid are sometimes called “volunteer 50-centers.”

“wǔmáodǎng” zhǐ zhèngfǔ huāqián pìnqǐng de wǎngshàng pínglùnyuán, zuòyòng shì jiāng wǎngshàng yúlùn cháo yǒulì yú guójiā zhèngcè de fāngxiàng yǐndǎo. Ér nàxiē jíshǐ méiyǒu shōuqián yě gēsòng dǎng de rén, yǒushí jiù bèi chēngwèi “zìqiánwǔ”.

「五毛黨」指政府花錢聘請的網上評論員，作用是將網上輿論朝有利於國家政策的方向引導。而那些即使沒有收錢也歌頌黨的人，有時就被稱為「自乾五」。

「五毛党」指政府花钱聘请的网上评论员，作用是将网上舆论朝有利于国家政策的方向引导。而那些即使没有收钱也歌颂党的人，有时就被称为「自干五」。

(neologism, derogatory) alleged personnel employed by the communist government, who supposedly receive 50 cents for every pro-government post they post on the internet; an avid supporter of the communist government


洗腦

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐi̯³⁵ nou̯¹³/

/se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nãu⁴¹/

/sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nãu⁵³/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ nau⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐi̯³⁵ nou̯¹³/

/se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nãu⁴¹/

/sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nãu⁵³/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ nau⁵²⁻²¹/

(neologism, of a song, meme, ad, etc.) composed in a silly manner but is highly captivating; (annoyingly) catchy; earwormy


jio

A dialectal Mandarin pronunciation of 腳／脚 (jiǎo, “foot”).

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) foot


建國

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kiːn³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/kyoŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/

/kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔk̚⁵/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔk̚³²/

/kieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/

/t͡ɕi³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/kiːn³³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/kyoŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/

/kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔk̚⁵/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔk̚³²/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔk̚³²/

/kieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kok̚²/

/t͡ɕi³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

(neologism, slang, humorous) Short for 川建國／川建国 (Chuān Jiànguó, “Donald Trump”).


暴恐

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Short for 暴力恐怖 (bàolì kǒngbù, “violent terrorism”). This word first appeared after the 2014 Kunming attack.

zh-etym-short

(neologism, attributive) violent terrorist


恐襲

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

/hʊŋ³⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

/hʊŋ³⁵ t͡saːp̚²/

恐襲事件

恐袭事件


醫鬧

/i⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, medicine) violence or assault against medical personnel; professional defrauding targeting hospitals and doctors by alleging medical malpractice


切糕

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, offensive) Uyghur people


悲催

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

A modern homophone transformation of the obsolete Classical Chinese word 悲摧 (bēicuī, “sorrowful, plaintive”).

(neologism, humorous) out of luck; unlucky; unfortunate


犯二

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

(neologism, humorous) to act stupid; to act foolish


範兒

A corruption of 份兒／份儿 (fènr), via association with 範／范 (fàn, “example, model”). The latter was originally a Peking opera jargon, meaning “the skills and tricks that a Peking opera singer has to know in order to deliver a good performance on stage” (e.g. 起範兒／起范儿); also a Beijing colloquialism, meaning “stylish; looking impressive; fantastic”. The spread to MSC occurred in the 1990s-2000s.

zh-l

份兒／份儿 (fènr)

(neologism, slang) style; unique style; awesome style (usually in clothing)


包二奶

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ jiː²² naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ nãi⁵³/

/pau³³ li⁴¹⁻²² nãi⁵⁵⁴/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ nãi⁵³/

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ jiː²² naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ nãi⁵³/

/pau³³ li⁴¹⁻²² nãi⁵⁵⁴/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²⁻²¹ nãi⁵³/

(neologism in Mandarin, colloquial) to cohabit with and financially support a mistress


不作死就不會死

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛ ㄙˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙˇ

bù zuōsǐ jiù bùhuì sǐ [Phonetic:bù zuōsǐ jiù búhuì sǐ]

бу цзосы цзю бухуэй сы

/pu⁵¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, colloquial) You won't die if you do not seek death. / You will not get into trouble if you do not seek trouble.


下沉

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/haː²² t͡sʰɐm²¹/

/ha²²⁻²¹ tim¹³/

/ha²²⁻²¹ tim²⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ tim¹³/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/haː²² t͡sʰɐm²¹/

/ha²²⁻²¹ tim¹³/

/ha²²⁻²¹ tim²⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ tim¹³/

(business, neologism) to move down into a lower-tier market


維穩

/weɪ̯³⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/weɪ̯³⁵ wən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, political catchphrase) to maintain stability (i.e. to maintain overall stability of the national situation and society)


烤鴨

考雅思 (kǎo yǎsī)

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵/

/haːu̯⁵⁵ aːp̚³/

/haːu̯⁵⁵ aːp̚³⁻³⁵/

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵/

/haːu̯⁵⁵ aːp̚³/

/haːu̯⁵⁵ aːp̚³⁻³⁵/

(Mandarin, neologism, slang, colloquial) to take the IELTS test


hi auntie

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

屌你老母 (“fuck your mother”) is jokingly described by some as a greeting to someone else's mother. The word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum transforms this into English Hi Auntie, which is also a greeting to someone else's mother.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) fuck you


hi auntie

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) to fuck you; to fuck your mother

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) to scold; to reprimand


獨輪車

/tu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tʊk̚² lɵn²¹ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tʊk̚² lɵn²¹ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(chiefly Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) spambot used on streaming platforms


上頭

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/zɑ̃²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/zɑ̃²² døy³³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/zɑ̃²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/zɑ̃²² døy³³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

(neologism, slang) to be excited, addicted or not thinking clearly (as a consequence of watching a drama or novel)


母雞

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of Cantonese 唔知 (m4 zi1).

psm

(Mandarin, Internet slang, neologism, humorous) to not know


學霸

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² paː³³/

/hak̚⁴⁻² pa²¹³/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚² paː³³/

/hak̚⁴⁻² pa²¹³/

(neologism, slang) studyholic; brainiac; top student; straight-A student; high achiever; overachiever


變現

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pieŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hiŋ¹¹/

/piaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hiŋ¹¹/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pieŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hiŋ¹¹/

/piaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hiŋ¹¹/

2016 June 14, 潘铎印 (Pan Duoyin), 《科研经费不是“唐僧肉”》, in 《光明日报》 [Guangming Daily], →ISSN, page 13

Rán'ér xiànshí zhōng, yóuyú zhìdù de líbā cúnzài zhe lòudòng, zhìshǐ yīxiē fǔbài rényuán zuàn le kōngzǐ, kēyán jīngfèi zāoyù xíngxíngsèsè de lìyì biànxiàn, lúnwéi rénrén dōu xiǎng yǎo yī kǒu de “tángsēngròu”.

然而現實中，由於制度的篱笆存在著漏洞，致使一些腐敗人員鑽了空子，科研經費遭遇形形色色的利益變現，淪為人人都想咬一口的「唐僧肉」。

然而现实中，由于制度的篱笆存在着漏洞，致使一些腐败人员钻了空子，科研经费遭遇形形色色的利益变现，沦为人人都想咬一口的「唐僧肉」。

2021 January 25, 杨三喜 (Yang Sanxi), 《个人信息不是App的“唐僧肉”》, in 《光明日报》 [Guangming Daily], →ISSN, page 02

Dàn gèrén xìnxī bù yìng shì shéi dōu xiǎng chī shàng yī kǒu de “tángsēngròu”, bùnéng rènyóu xiàngguān qǐyè wéifǎ wéiguī lìyòng gèrén xìnxī “biànxiàn”.

但個人信息不應是誰都想吃上一口的「唐僧肉」，不能任由相關企業違法違規利用個人信息「變現」。

但个人信息不应是谁都想吃上一口的「唐僧肉」，不能任由相关企业违法违规利用个人信息「变现」。

(neologism) to convert into cash; to monetize


極品

/t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪk̚² pɐn³⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪk̚² pɐn³⁵/

(neologism, ironic) person with an unpleasantly distinctive personality; piece of work; jerk; pain in the arse


精美

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ bi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹/

/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ mui⁵²/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ bi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹/

/t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ mui⁵²/

(neologism, derogatory, Internet slang) Americophile


吃貨

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰz̩²¹ xo²¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰz̩²¹ xo²¹³/

(neologism, slang, now more common) foodie; chowhound; gourmet


節操

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɤ²¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo¹¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo²¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰo⁴⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰau⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɤ²¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo¹¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo²¹/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰo⁴⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰau⁴⁴/

You have no sense of shame at all. [lit. Your integrity fell to the ground and was shattered to pieces.] (slang)

你節操掉了一地。

你节操掉了一地。

(neologism, slang) sense of shame; sense of decency; chastity


五毛

→ English: wumao

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ mou̯²¹/

/ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ mou̯²¹/

/ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³/

From rumors alleging that shills hired by the Chinese government receive 50 cents for every pro-government post they post on the internet.

Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China

(neologism, derogatory) shill of the Communist Party of China; wumao

(neologism, derogatory, chiefly) supporter of the Communist Party of China


互粉

/xu⁵¹ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wuː²² fɐn³⁵/

/xu⁵¹ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wuː²² fɐn³⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang) to follow or friend each other on social media


拔草

/pä³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/baʔ¹¹ t͡sʰɔ²³/

/baʔ²² t͡sʰɔ³⁴/

/pä³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/baʔ¹¹ t͡sʰɔ²³/

/baʔ²² t͡sʰɔ³⁴/

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) to purchase something that one has longed for

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) to stop longing for something, especially a product

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, by extension) to have consumed a piece of creative work or an entertainment media

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, by extension) to stop having a desire to consume a piece of creative work or an entertainment media


賣萌

/maɪ̯⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵/

/maːi̯²² mɐŋ²¹/

/be³³⁻²¹ biɪŋ²³/

/be²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ¹³/

/bue⁴¹⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/

/bue²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²⁴/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ mɤŋ³⁵/

/maːi̯²² mɐŋ²¹/

/be³³⁻²¹ biɪŋ²³/

/be²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ¹³/

/bue⁴¹⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/

/bue²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²⁴/

萌 (méng) is an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 萌(も)え (moe).

(neologism, typically of a young girl, cute animal, etc.) to act cute; to play innocent

typically of a young girl; cute animal; typically of a young girl; cute animal


吐槽

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰu⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰou̯³³ t͡sʰou̯²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau¹¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡so⁵⁵/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰu⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰou̯³³ t͡sʰou̯²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau¹¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡so⁵⁵/

Taiwanese Mandarin phonetic rendering of Hokkien 黜臭 (thuh-chhàu, “to find faults; to point out flaws”). It is now commonly used outside of Taiwan as well.

zh-l

我跟朋友吐槽了一下。

(neologism, slang) to point out flaws; to bitch about; to mildly complain (by sharing one's unpleasant experience); to trash talk; to diss; to whine (especially of someone who habitually does so)

(neologism, slang) to subject to comedic bantering; to roast


淡定

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/taːm²² tɪŋ²²/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/taːm²² tɪŋ²²/

(neologism, slang) to calm down; to take it easy; to chill out


乾爹

/kän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

/kän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/


大叔控

ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ

/tä⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʂu³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² sʊk̚⁵ hʊŋ³³/

/tä⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʂu³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² sʊk̚⁵ hʊŋ³³/

控 is from Japanese コン (kon), short of コンプレックス (konpurekkusu, “complex”). Modelled after 蘿莉控／萝莉控 (luólìkòng).

蘿莉控／萝莉控 (luólìkòng)

(neologism) one who is (sexually) attracted to middle-aged males


穿越

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² uat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰuaŋ³³⁻²³ uak̚⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² uat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰuaŋ³³⁻²³ uak̚⁴/

(neologism) to travel back through time; to time-travel


海歸

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/

/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/

Short for 海外歸來／海外归来 (hǎiwài guīlái) and homophonic pun of 海龜／海龟 (hǎiguī)

海龜／海龟 (hǎiguī)

(neologism) haigui; an overseas returnee; one who has studied/lived overseas and returned to China


果粉

Short for 蘋果粉絲／苹果粉丝 (píngguǒ fěnsī, “Apple fans”).

zh-etym-short

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³⁵ fɐn³⁵/

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³⁵ fɐn³⁵/

Most of the customers queuing in front of the Apple store are of Asian appearance. In contrast to the young Apple fans who lined up expecting the new phone in the past years, this time the camera captures many uncles and aunties (in the queue).

2014, 纽约苹果店前老黄牛遍地 真果粉难寻 (Scalpers abound outside Apple store in New York; real Apple fans are a rarity)

Zài Píngguǒ zhuānmàidiàn qián páiduì děngdài de juédàbùfèn gùkè dōu shì Yàzhōu miànkǒng, xiàngbǐ yú wǎngnián rèqiè qīpàn xīnjī de niánqīng guǒfěn, zhècì zài jìngtóu zhōng chūxiàn le bùshǎo dàshū dàmā.

在蘋果專賣店前排隊等待的絕大部分顧客都是亞洲面孔，相比於往年熱切期盼新機的年輕果粉，這次在鏡頭中出現了不少大叔大媽。

在苹果专卖店前排队等待的绝大部分顾客都是亚洲面孔，相比于往年热切期盼新机的年轻果粉，这次在镜头中出现了不少大叔大妈。

(neologism, colloquial) Apple fan; die-hard supporter of any device made by Apple


非洲人

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(neologism, slang, in gacha games) player of bad luck


歐洲人

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

(neologism, slang, in gacha games) player of good luck


瓢蟲

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(neologism, derogatory) man who takes pleasure in hiring prostitutes or is disposed to do so


板鴨

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵/

/paːn³⁵ aːp̚³⁻³⁵/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵⁵/

/paːn³⁵ aːp̚³⁻³⁵/

(Mainland China, slang, neologism) Spain (a country)


工商

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ³³ siɔŋ³³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ³³ siɔŋ³³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

Short for 工業／工业 (gōngyè) + 商業／商业 (shāngyè)


工商

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ³³ siɔŋ³³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ³³ siɔŋ³³/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴/


圖樣

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

圖樣圖森破 圖樣圖森破#Chinese

图样图森破 图样图森破#Chinese

too young, too simple, sometimes naive
too young, too simple, sometimes naive

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) Short for 圖樣圖森破／图样图森破 (túyàngtúsēnpò, “too young, too simple, sometimes naive”).


基友

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

(neologism, slang) good friend (often one who is over-intimate); close friend; buddy (of a man)


被自殺

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to "be suicided" (as in a forced suicide or disguised murder)


造人

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

(neologism) to try to conceive a baby; to intend to get pregnant


思密達

From the Korean formal (하십시오체) indicative sentence-final ending —습니다 (-seumnida), attached to consonant-ending verb stems. Often used to ridicule the Korean creation theory. Compare Japanese ニダ (nida).

/sz̩⁵⁵ mi⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/sz̩⁵⁵ mi⁵¹ tä³⁵/

A joke that is very popular nowadays is that, whenever outstanding people or notable achievements in any part of the world become widely known, the Koreans will eventually stand up and claim: "This in fact came from Korea, seumnida!"

Xiànzài liúxíng yī ge xiàohuà, wúlùn shìjiè gèdì chūxiàn rènhé jiéchū rénwù huò mǒu lǐngyù chéngjiù, zuìzhōng Hánguó rén zǒng huì tiào chūlái shuō: zhè qíshí dōu shì Hánguó de sīmìdá!

現在流行一個笑話，無論世界各地出現任何傑出人物或某領域成就，最終韓國人總會跳出來說：這其實都是韓國的思密達！

现在流行一个笑话，无论世界各地出现任何杰出人物或某领域成就，最终韩国人总会跳出来说：这其实都是韩国的思密达！

(ethnic slur, neologism, slang, humorous) A meaningless sentence-final particle used in declarative sentences that gives the sentence a Korean-language flavour.


思密達

/sz̩⁵⁵ mi⁵¹ tä³⁵/

/sz̩⁵⁵ mi⁵¹ tä³⁵/

(ethnic slur, neologism, slang, humorous) Korean person


坑爹

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/kʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) dishonest; fraudulent; deceptive


人肉搜索引擎

ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

rénròu sōusuǒ yǐnqíng [Phonetic:rénròusōusuóyǐnqíng]

жэньжоу соусо иньцин

/ʐən³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ soʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

human flesh search engine
human flesh search engine

(Internet, neologism, slang) human flesh search engine


人肉搜索

ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄡˋ ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

жэньжоу соусо

/ʐən³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ soʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ saːk̚³/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ sɔːk̚³/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːk̚³/

/ʐən³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ soʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ saːk̚³/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚² sɐu̯³⁵ sɔːk̚³/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚² sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːk̚³/

human flesh search
human flesh search engine

(Internet, neologism, slang) human flesh search; a large-scale collective online effort to find details about a person or event; doxing


驢友

/ly³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³/

/ly³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³/

Derived wittily from the homophonic 旅友 (lǚyǒu, “travel companion”) or near-homophonic 旅游 (“to travel; travelling”), utilising the "3rd tone + 3rd tone → 2nd tone + 3rd tone" tone sandhi pattern in the Beijing dialect.

(neologism) travel companion; fellow traveller


塑膠

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ka³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ka³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

(figurative, Taiwan, neologism, slang) someone or something that is unimportant and thus ignored


塑膠

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ka³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ka³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

被塑膠

被塑胶

(Taiwan, neologism, slang) to ignore someone; to not pay attention to someone (as if he/she is made of plastic)


慢熱

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐɤ⁵¹/

(neologism, of a person) responding slowly towards a romantic interest


發夢

tlb

(Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua)

/fä⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ mʊŋ²²/

/fat̚³³ ᵐbɵŋ³²/

/fä⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ mʊŋ²²/

/fat̚³³ ᵐbɵŋ³²/

發夢入咗立會

发梦入咗立会

(Hong Kong, neologism, euphemistic) to participate in a protest activity, especially an illegal activity


小確幸

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ kʰɔːk̚³ hɐŋ²²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ kʰɔːk̚³ hɐŋ²²/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese wasei kango (和製漢語, Japanese-made Chinese words) term 小確幸 (shōkakkō), from 小 (shō, “little”) + 確 (kaku, “sure”) + 幸 (kō, “fortune”), which was first used by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami in Afternoon in the Islets of Langerhans (ランゲルハンス島の午後, 1986).

Even Japanese do not understand what "xiǎoquèxìng" is. It's cited from "little but certain happiness" by Haruki Murakami, but why is it flourishing in Taiwan? Are Taiwanese not able to pursue happiness unless they decrease it?

“Xiǎoquèxìng”, lián Rìběnrén dōu kànbùdǒng shì shénme. Diǎnchū Cūnshàng Chūnshù “xiǎo ér quèshí de xìngfú”, ér wèishénme zài Táiwān fāyáng guāngdà, Táiwānrén xìngfú zhuīqiú bùle, fēidé yào jiǎnmǎ cái luòshí?

「小確幸」，連日本人都看不懂是什麼。典出村上春樹「小而確實的幸福」，而為什麼在台灣發揚光大，台灣人幸福追求不了、非得要減碼才落實？

「小确幸」，连日本人都看不懂是什么。典出村上春树「小而确实的幸福」，而为什么在台湾发扬光大，台湾人幸福追求不了、非得要减码才落实？

(neologism) little but certain happiness


裝修

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍³³ siu³³/

/t͡sɔŋ³³ siu³³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siu⁴⁴/

/t͡suaŋ³³⁻²³ siu³³/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍³³ siu³³/

/t͡sɔŋ³³ siu³³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siu⁴⁴/

/t͡suaŋ³³⁻²³ siu³³/

(Hong Kong, neologism) to vandalise a store or building perceived as being owned by pro-government people


蘿莉

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/lɔː²¹ lei̯²²/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/lɔː²¹ lei̯²²/

From Japanese ロリ (rori), ultimately from English Lolita.

(neologism) loli; lolita (a young girl who is sexually alluring)(Classifier: 個／个; 隻／只)


媽寶

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


韭菜

→ English: kuchay, kuchai, kutchay

desctree

→ Malay: kucai
Indonesian: kucai
→ Pattani Malay: کوچا / กูจา

→ Mongolian: жууцай (žuucaj)

→ Kazakh: жұсай (jūsai)

→ Khmer: គូឆាយ (kuuchaay)

→ Russian: джусай (džusaj)

→ Tagalog: kutsay

→ Thai: กุยช่าย (gui-châai)

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiəu⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/kiu⁵⁵ tʰᵘɔi³³⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕiu²¹³⁻²¹ t͡sʰai¹/

/kiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰoi¹¹/

/t͡ɕiəu⁵³ t͡sʰai⁴⁵/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/ku⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/ku⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ku⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiəu⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiəu⁵³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/kiu⁵⁵ tʰᵘɔi³³⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕiu²¹³⁻²¹ t͡sʰai¹/

/kiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰoi¹¹/

/t͡ɕiəu⁵³ t͡sʰai⁴⁵/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/ku⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/ku⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/ku⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiəu⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯əu̯⁴¹ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/

The neologism sense comes from the fact that garlic chives are able to regrow after their part above the ground is cut off.

割韭菜

2021 February 10, ““割韭菜”“韭菜”用英语怎么说？”, in Zhihu:

I was taken advantage of by the institutional investors.

我被機構投資者割韭菜了。

我被机构投资者割韭菜了。

(Mainland China, neologism, figurative, Internet slang) someone who can be repeatedly deceived and exploited, especially by the stock market or the government; dupe; shitizen


筒子

→ Japanese: 筒(トン)子(ズ) (tonzu)

/tʰʊŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/doŋ²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/tʰʊŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/doŋ²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 同志 (tóngzhì, “comrade; friend”)


啃老族

/kʰən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/hɐŋ³⁵ lou̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

/kʰɐŋ³⁵ lou̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

/kʰən³³ lɔ⁵⁵ zoʔ²¹/

/kʰən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/hɐŋ³⁵ lou̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

/kʰɐŋ³⁵ lou̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

/kʰən³³ lɔ⁵⁵ zoʔ²¹/

(neologism) adults who mooch off their parents; boomerang kids


趕腳

/kän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, humorous) Alternative form of 感覺／感觉 (gǎnjué, “feeling”)


趕腳

/kän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, humorous) Alternative form of 感覺／感觉 (gǎnjué, “to feel”)


壁咚

/pi⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pɪk̚⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pi⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pɪk̚⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

From Japanese 壁(かべ)ドン (kabedon).
The 壁 part is an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 壁 (kabe).

obor

(neologism, colloquial, usually of a man towards a woman) to put one's hand against a near wall (romantically or hostilely), creating a barrier with the arm and preventing someone from moving


壁咚

/pi⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pɪk̚⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pi⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pɪk̚⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, colloquial, usually of a man towards a woman) the act of putting one's hand against a near wall (romantically or hostilely), creating a barrier with the arm and preventing someone from moving


傲嬌

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(originally ACG, neologism, especially of a girl) tsundere


傲嬌

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


啪啪啪

/pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵/

/pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵/

(onomatopoeia, slang, neologism, euphemistic) to bang; to have sex


生肉

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

/saŋ²⁴ ŋi̯uk̚²/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

/saŋ²⁴ ŋi̯uk̚²/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

to watch an untranslated video in foreign language

啃生肉

(ACG, neologism) video without translation into Chinese; raw video; raw


翻牆

/fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

Internet censorship circumvention software

翻牆軟件

翻墙软件

Instant messaging tools like WeChat and services like NetEase Email must be accessed through VPN software, making communication between Indian and Chinese people very difficult.

2021 January 27, 胡博峰 (Hu Bofeng), 张婷鸽 (Zhang Tingge), 魏辉 (Wei Hui), 《印度要永久封禁59款中国APP》, in Global Times, →ISSN, issue 5276, page 16

Wēixìn děng jíshí liáotiān gōngjù, Wǎngyì Yóuxiāng děng dōu bìxū tōngguò VPN ruǎnjiàn “fānqiáng” cáinéng shǐyòng, zàochéng tāmen yǔ Zhōngguó guónèi jiāoliú biàndé fēicháng kùnnán.

微信等即時聊天工具、網易郵箱等都必須通過VPN軟件「翻牆」才能使用，造成他們與中國國內交流變得非常困難。

微信等即时聊天工具、网易邮箱等都必须通过VPN软件「翻墙」才能使用，造成他们与中国国内交流变得非常困难。

Great Firewall of China
Great Firewall of China

(neologism) to circumvent Great Firewall of China or (by extension) other censorship of the Internet


終末

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(neologism, medicine, of cleaning) terminal; thorough


拖延症

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/

拖延症患者

(neologism) “procrastination syndrome”; procrastination as a medical disorder


十卜

/sɐp̚² pɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːt̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʊk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːt̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʰɔːk̚⁵/

/sɐp̚² pʊk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, leetspeak) to support (someone else's words/opinions)


綠教

/ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² kaːu̯³³/

/ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² kaːu̯³³/

Green being the traditional colour in Islam.

(neologism, slang, religious slur) Islam


淚點

/leɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/leɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

淚點低

泪点低

(neologism) “tear point”, the moment which makes one want to cry; one's crying threshold; the particular character or plot (in a story, etc) that touches one and makes one cry


麼麼噠

么么哒
麼麼達
摸摸噠
嬤嬤噠

/mə mə¹ tä⁵⁵/

/mə mə¹ tä⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, onomatopoeia) mwah (sound of kissing)


藥丸

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ wän³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɑɻ³⁵/

/jœːk̚² jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ uan²³/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ uan¹³/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ĩ²⁴/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ wän³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ wɑɻ³⁵/

/jœːk̚² jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ uan²³/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ uan¹³/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ĩ²⁴/

(neologism, humorous, Internet slang) Alternative form of 要完 (yào wán, “to be done for; to be going to be done for; to be doomed”)


不科學

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

不科學的乳量

不科学的乳量

「這不科學！」

「这不科学！」


空耳

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː¹³/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː¹³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 空耳(そらみみ) (soramimi).

(neologism, Internet slang) soramimi; intentional mondegreen


氣管炎

ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇㄦ ㄧㄢˊ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iam⁴¹/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iam⁴¹/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/

(slang, neologism) Near-homophone of 妻管嚴／妻管严 (qīguǎnyán).


hihi

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

From English hi. Originally used in the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街 (Classifier: 個／个 c; 條／条 c)


hihi

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 仆街


hihi

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ haːi̯⁵⁵/


發卡

/fä⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fä⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, euphemistic, usually derogatory) to hand out a card which says “you are a good person” (好人卡) after being confessed to; to reject romantic advances; to friend zone


剝花生

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/mɔːk̚⁵ faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/mɔːk̚⁵ faː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

to shell peanuts and wait for the show to play

剝花生等睇戲

剥花生等睇戏

(Cantonese, neologism) to watch the excitement; to go where the crowds are


作女

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) high-maintenance girl; moody and wilful girl or woman


重口味

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨㄟˋㄦ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wəɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wəɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ mei̯²²/

(neologism, slang) having an unusual taste in something (especially a sexual matter); hardcore


一圖流

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹/

(neologism) the style or habit of posting only a picture with no text as thread-head or reply in an online forum


彎彎

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

(slang, neologism, Mainland China, sometimes derogatory) Alternative form of 灣灣／湾湾 (Wānwān, “Taiwan”)


笑噴

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰən⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³³ pʰɐn³³/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰən⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³³ pʰɐn³³/

(neologism, slang) to laugh (to the extent of spouting food or drink)


猴賽雷

/xoʊ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/xoʊ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

Jocular approximation of Cantonese 好犀利 (hou2 sai1 lei6) in Mandarin.
Originated in an online post by a young female with the pseudonym of 猴賽雷 who was soliciting for a boyfriend. Her pseudonym was used to ridicule the exorbitantly stringent criteria she listed in the post, and it subsequently spread as a netizen meme since the start of 2016 as it is the year of the monkey in the Chinese calendar.

(neologism, slang) very impressive; amazing; shocking; synonym of 很厲害／很厉害 (hěn lìhài)


脫線

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/tʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/tʰuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 脱(だっ)線(せん) (dassen, “derailment”)

wasei kango

(neologism, regional) mad; impractical; insane


人肉

/ʐən³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚²/

/ʐən³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ jʊk̚²/


契弟

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) China


屈機

Originally used in a video gaming context.


小鮮肉

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄡˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄡˋㄦ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ siːn⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ siːn⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

Popularized by the Taiwanese variety-comedy talk show Kangsi Coming, which ran from 2004 to 2016.


鮮肉

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲioʔ²¹/

/sɪ⁴⁴ n̠ʲioʔ/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ n̠ʲioʔ²¹/

/sɪ⁴⁴ n̠ʲioʔ/

(neologism, slang) Synonym of 小鮮肉／小鲜肉 (xiǎoxiānròu, “young handsome boy”)


果果

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

See 紅果果, 赤果果.


爆菊

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/paːu̯³³ kʊk̚⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/paːu̯³³ kʊk̚⁵/

(neologism, slang, vulgar) to strike in the anus; to have anal sex


胸器

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³³/

Homophonic wordplay on 兇器／凶器 (“deadly weapon”).

(neologism, slang, humorous) huge breasts (prominent enough that they are deadly)


不約而同

ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

/pu⁵¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ jœːk̚³ jiː²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ zi²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

/pu⁵¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ jœːk̚³ jiː²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ zi²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/

(neologism, slang, humorous) to become gay or lesbian after a long period without dating


剁手

/tu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tœːk̚³⁻⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tœːk̚³⁻⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

* (to spend money): A reference to regretting one's excessive purchase after shopping online or vowing to quit one's Internet shopping addiction.


波麗士

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(Taiwan, neologism) police; policeman or policewoman


磚家

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

(neologism, ironic) expert who constantly spews out nonsense; fake specialist; specialist who specialises in talking nonsense


孩紙

/xaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xaɪ̯³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩³/

/xaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xaɪ̯³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩³/

From 孩子 (háizi, “child”), with replacement of the diminutive suffix 子 (zi, “child, son”) by the close-sounding retroflexed counterpart 紙／纸 (zhǐ, “paper”). See also 妹紙／妹纸 (mèizhǐ, “young girl; babe”).


叫獸

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/kiːu̯³³ sɐu̯³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/kiːu̯³³ sɐu̯³³/

Homophonic play on 教授 (“professor”) in Mandarin.

楊叫獸

杨叫兽

孔叫獸

孔叫兽

(neologism, ironic) scholar who publicly tells untruth, due to ignorance, personal interests or governmental associations


直男癌

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

(neologism, slang, derogatory) male chauvinism


擼串

/lu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵¹/

/lu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/lu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵¹/

/lu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑɻ⁵¹/


和平崛起

ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ

хэпин цзюэци

/xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɐt̚² hei̯³⁵/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁵³/

/ho¹³⁻²² piɪŋ¹³⁻²² kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚²⁴⁻² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁵³/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ kut̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁴¹/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚²⁴⁻² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɐt̚² hei̯³⁵/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁵³/

/ho¹³⁻²² piɪŋ¹³⁻²² kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚²⁴⁻² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁵³/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ kut̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁴¹/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚²⁴⁻² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

中國和平崛起

中国和平崛起

(neologism, politics, of a nation) to develop peacefully; to rise peacefully


男票

/nän³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ pʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ pʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) Short for 男朋友 (nánpéngyou, “boyfriend”).


女票

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) Short for 女朋友 (nǚpéngyou, “girlfriend”).


綠茶婊

ㄌㄩˋ ㄔㄚˊ ㄅㄧㄠˇ

/ly⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰaː²¹ piːu̯³⁵/

/ly⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰaː²¹ piːu̯³⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang, derogatory) seemingly unaffected, innocent and charming girl who is, in actuality, a dissipated, superficial, and despicable person


妻管嚴

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

Near-homophonic play on 氣管炎／气管炎 (qìguǎnyán, “tracheitis”).

(neologism, slang, humorous, of a married man) to be henpecked by his wife; to be submissive at home


斯坦

Ultimately from Indo-Iranian languages such as Persian ـستان (-estân), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam. See also 震旦 (MC tsyinH tanH, “Cīnastan, abode of the Cīna”).

ltc-l

/sz̩⁵⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː⁵⁵ tʰaːn³⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan⁵³/

/sɯ³³ tʰan⁵⁵⁴/

/sz̩⁵⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː⁵⁵ tʰaːn³⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan⁵³/

/sɯ³³ tʰan⁵⁵⁴/

法蘭西斯坦

法兰西斯坦

(neologism, derogatory, ethnic slur) -stan (used after European and American place names to emphasize that there are many Middle Easterners or Muslims there)


乾媽

/kän⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/

/kæ̃²⁴ ma²⁴/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/kän⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/

/kæ̃²⁴ ma²⁴/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/


單身狗

/tän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/tän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

(neologism, slang, often self-deprecatory) single person; singleton


碉堡

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, colloquial, euphemistic) Alternative form of 屌爆 (diǎobào, “epic; freaking awesome; cool”)


炒車

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, figuratively) to wrongly believe in misinformation; to fall for rumours


公主病

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵ pɛːŋ²²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡syː³⁵ pɛːŋ²²/

(slang, neologism) princess sickness (tendency of a young woman to act like a spoilt, narcissistic princess)


契哥

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) Russia


磨豆腐

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː²¹ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/

/bo²²⁻²¹ tau²²⁻²¹ hu²²/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː²¹ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/

/bo²²⁻²¹ tau²²⁻²¹ hu²²/

Coordinate term: 拼刺刀 (gay acts)

(figurative, neologism, slang) to trib; to scissor; to engage in lesbian acts


外貌協會

ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

ваймао сехуэй

/waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɔːi̯²² maːu̯²² hiːp̚³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɔːi̯²² maːu̯²² hiːp̚³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

A pun based on the phrase 外貿協會／外贸协会 (wàimào xiéhuì); see 外貿／外贸 (wàimào), 協會／协会 (xiéhuì)

zh-l

外貿協會／外贸协会 (wàimào xiéhuì)

外貿／外贸 (wàimào)

協會／协会 (xiéhuì)

(slang, neologism) “association” of people who judge others based solely on appearance; obsession with appearance; superficiality; shallowness; lookism


貓本

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, humorous, chiefly in Australia) Melbourne (a city, the state capital of Victoria, Australia)


大佬

/tä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

女裝大佬

女装大佬

2019, 江舒晨 (Jiang Shuchen), 《彩虹般的声音：中国伪声亚文化初探》 [Voice Like A Rainbow: A Study of Chinese Fake Voice Subculture] (thesis), Xiamen: Xiamen University, page 29

Lìyòng wǎngluò zīliào zìzhǔ xuéxí, tōngguò wěishēngqún jìnxíng tónghào jiāoliú, qǐng “dàlǎo” dài.

利用網絡資料自主學習、通過偽聲群進行同好交流、請「大佬」帶。

利用网络资料自主学习、通过伪声群进行同好交流、请「大佬」带。

(Mandarin, neologism, slang) someone experienced or influential. From Cantonese 大佬 (daai⁶ lou²).


高冷

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kou̯⁵⁵ laːŋ¹³/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kou̯⁵⁵ laːŋ¹³/

(slang, neologism) elegantly indifferent


上下其手

ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕㄡˇ

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² haː²² kʰei̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ha²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² haː²² kʰei̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ha²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(neologism, misinterpretation of the original) to sexually harass by groping


上水

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to reappear after disappearing for a long period of time


穆黑

/mu⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/mu⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) one who defames Islam; Islamophobe


金三胖

Цзиньсаньпан

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, humorous, derogatory) Kim Jong-un


火車頭

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fo³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hu³³ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fo³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hu³³ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

2023 July 13, “日本經驗難減二手煙 質疑禁「火車頭」成效 [Japan's experience shows secondhand smoke is difficult to reduce / Effectiveness of banning "train engines" are called into question]”, in Ming Pao:

Yesterday, the government launched a consulation on strategies to control smoking, including a proposal to extend no smoking areas and to forbid smoking while walking on the streets, an act commonly known as a "train engine".

zing³ fu² zok⁶ jat⁶ teoi¹ ceot¹ hung³ jin¹ caak³ loek⁶ zi¹ seon¹, baau¹ kut³ tai⁴ ceot¹ kwok³ daai⁶ gam³ jin¹ keoi¹, ji⁵ kap⁶ gam³ zi² jyu¹ gaai¹ dou⁶ soeng⁶ bin¹ zau² bin¹ kap¹ jin¹ dik¹ zuk⁶ cing¹ “fo² ce¹ tau⁴” hang⁴ wai⁴.

政府昨日推出控煙策略諮詢，包括提出擴大禁煙區，以及禁止於街道上邊走邊吸煙的俗稱「火車頭」行為。

政府昨日推出控烟策略谘询，包括提出扩大禁烟区，以及禁止于街道上边走边吸烟的俗称「火车头」行为。

(Hong Kong, Macau, neologism, figuratively) one who smokes while walking on the streets


放閃

/fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔːŋ³³ siːm³⁵/

/fɑŋ⁵¹ ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔːŋ³³ siːm³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to publicly display affection; to post loving photos of a couple on social media


正道

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (正道):
* → Japanese: 正道(せいどう) (seidō)
* → Korean: 정도(正道) (jeongdo)
* → Vietnamese: chính đạo (正道)

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ tou̯²²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ to²²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ tɤ³³/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ to³³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ tou̯²²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ to²²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ tɤ³³/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ to³³/

(neologism, derogatory, politics) Atlanticist


鳳凰男

ㄈㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄋㄢˊ

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ nän³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ¹ nän³⁵/

/fʊŋ²² wɔːŋ²¹ naːm²¹/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ nän³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ¹ nän³⁵/

/fʊŋ²² wɔːŋ²¹ naːm²¹/

(neologism) man from the countryside who moves to the city (usually through admission into a university), becomes successful and usually marries an urban girl

孔雀女

‘peacock woman’; an urban woman who marries the formerly rural ‘phoenix man’


蛋疼

/tän⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tän⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) so bored, astonished or frustrated that one's "balls" hurt


什麼東東

ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄥ

ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄨㄥ

шэньмэ дундун

/ʂən³⁵ mə³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ mə³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ d̥ʊŋ²/

/ʂən³⁵ mə³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ mə³ tʊŋ⁵⁵ d̥ʊŋ²/


油膩

/joʊ̯³⁵ ni⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ nei̯²²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

/iu²⁴⁻²² li²²/

/iu¹³⁻²² d͡zi²²/

/ɦiɤ²² n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ni⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ nei̯²²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

/iu²⁴⁻²² li²²/

/iu¹³⁻²² d͡zi²²/

/ɦiɤ²² n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

(slang, neologism, especially of a middle-aged man's appearance or beheaviour) creepy; dirty; filthy; lewd


沙雕

/ʂä⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/saː⁵⁵ tiːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʂä⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/saː⁵⁵ tiːu̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous or offensive) Alternative form of 傻屌 (shǎdiǎo, “idiot; dickhead; silly”)


殘念

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 残念(ざんねん) (zannen).

wasei kango

(neologism) still having lingering feelings for; unresigned; pitiable; regrettable


殘念

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/


同人誌

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 同人誌.


暖男

/nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

(slang, neologism) sweet guy; considerate and caring boy


老司機

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

The neologism usages are inspired by a Yunnan Shan'ge.

(Mainland China, slang, neologism) old hand; veteran; insider


網紅

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵/

/mɔːŋ¹³ hʊŋ²¹/

/baŋ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³/

/baŋ³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ aŋ⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵/

/mɔːŋ¹³ hʊŋ²¹/

/baŋ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³/

/baŋ³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ aŋ⁵⁵/

an Internet celebrity who is no longer popular

過氣網紅

过气网红


玄學

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (玄學):
* → Japanese: 玄学(げんがく) (gengaku)
* → Korean: 현학(玄學) (hyeonhak)
* → Vietnamese: huyền học (玄學)

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jyːn²¹ hɔːk̚²/

/hiɛn¹³⁻²² hak̚¹²¹/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚⁴/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚²⁴/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jyːn²¹ hɔːk̚²/

/hiɛn¹³⁻²² hak̚¹²¹/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚⁴/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚²⁴/

(by extension, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) misbelief that doing certain things will increase one's luck (especially one's luck in games with gacha mechanics); superstition


打臉

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Perhaps originated from other expressions with similar literal meanings, like 一記響亮的耳光.

(neologism, transitive) to prove (a person or their opinion or prediction) wrong


內牛滿面

ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

нэйнюманьмянь

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

The idiom 淚流滿面／泪流满面 (lèiliúmǎnmiàn, “tears flowing all over one's face”) as spoken by someone speaking a Chinese dialect with n-l initial merger.

zh-l

2010 June 22, @#$%^&*, “Re: 谁说塑料不能降解，扯”, in cn.bbs.sci.chemistry (Usenet):

Jiǎwán dōu yào kū le, shì wēnshì qìtǐ méicuò, jiéguǒ mòmíngqímiào yòu bèi mínkē duō ānle ge pòhuài chòuyǎngcéng de zuìmíng, nèiniúmǎnmiàn, CFC-men qièxǐ.

甲烷都要哭了，是温室气体没错，结果莫名其妙又被民科多安了个破坏臭氧层的罪名，内牛满面，CFC们窃喜。

甲烷都要哭了，是溫室氣體沒錯，結果莫名其妙又被民科多安了個破壞臭氧層的罪名，內牛滿面，CFC們竊喜。

2011, 王青石, “2010春季小诗一首”, in 《石上清泉》 [Still Waters Run Deep], Tianjin: 百花文艺出版社, →ISBN, pages 53–54:

Bǎishòu nèiniúmǎnmiàn, Rénlèi xiào'érbùyǔ

百兽内牛满面 人类笑而不语

百獸內牛滿面 人類笑而不語

2013 February 5, “网友吐槽“过节的味道” 一部“神作”视频两小时被转发 3000 次”, in 潇湘晨报 [Xiaoxiang Morning Herald], page A13:

Wǎngluò hóngrén Fúróng jiějie yě zài dì-yī shíjiān zhuǎnfāle gāi wēibó, bìng zài zhuǎnfā shí pínglùn shuō, “Jiǎnzhí jiùshì shénzuò! Qiánmiàn kàn de wǒ nèiniúmǎnmiàn a, zuìhòu léi de jiějie jiù xiàng gāncuìmiàn yīyàng, yǒumùyǒu a yǒumùyǒu!?”

网络红人芙蓉姐姐也在第一时间转发了该微博，并在转发时评论说，“简直就是神作！前面看得我内牛满面啊，最后雷得姐姐就像干脆面一样，有木有啊有木有！？”

網絡紅人芙蓉姐姐也在第一時間轉發了該微博，並在轉發時評論說，“簡直就是神作！前面看得我內牛滿面啊，最後雷得姐姐就像乾脆麵一樣，有木有啊有木有！？”

2013, 米雅, 《管理手记——人力资源经理是怎么做薪酬管理的》, Beijing: 清华大学出版社, →ISBN, page 49:

Wǒ yī tīng dùnshí nèiniúmǎnmiàn, diǎntóu rú dǎosuàn de shuō, yǒu a yǒu a, wǒ hǎo yǒuxìngqù de, bùguò, wǒ bùyào nǐ de qián, zhǐyào xìtǒng zuòwán zhīhòu ràng wǒ liú yī tào yuánshǐ shùjù xíng bù?

我一听顿时内牛满面，点头如捣蒜的说，有啊有啊，我好有兴趣的，不过，我不要你的钱，只要系统做完之后让我留一套原始数据行不？

我一聽頓時內牛滿面，點頭如搗蒜的說，有啊有啊，我好有興趣的，不過，我不要你的錢，只要系統做完之後讓我留一套原始數據行不？

(Mandarin, neologism, slang, humorous) to be so moved or excited that there are tears streaming down one's face


碼農

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/

/mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/

/mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nʊŋ³⁵/

(neologism, humorous, often self-deprecating) code monkey; labour programmer; a low rank programmer or coder who writes repetitive and noninnovative code for a living


特種兵

ㄊㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥ

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

ㄊㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥㄦ

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/tɐk̚² t͡sʊŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piɤ̯̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/tɐk̚² t͡sʊŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism) one who travels with a very low budget


潮吹

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 潮(しお)吹(ふ)き (shiofuki).

(neologism, of a female) to ejaculate; to squirt


死願

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹/


散裝

/sän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/saːn³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/suã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sŋ̍³³/

/suã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/suã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/suã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/

/san²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/saːn³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/suã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sŋ̍³³/

/suã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/suã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/suã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/

/san²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

散裝英語

散装英语

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) with limited fluency in a certain language; code-switched


鳩嗚

/kɐu̯⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

From Mandarin 購物／购物 (gòuwù, “shopping”), from an Internet meme in 2014. During a news report, an anti-Occupy Central protester was asked why she was at the protest. She forgot how to say “shopping” in Cantonese and replied with gòuwù, exposing her identity as a Mainlander.


蛋腚

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

(neologism, humorous) Alternative form of 淡定 (dàndìng, “composed; collected; calm”)


睿智

/ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɵy̯²² t͡siː³³/

/ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɵy̯²² t͡siː³³/

(neologism, Internet slang, sarcastic) Synonym of 弱智 (ruòzhì, “stupid”)


歪果仁

/waɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/waɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

From Mandarin 外國人／外国人 (wàiguórén, “foreigner”), with mispronounced tones (as is typical for Chinese-learning foreigners).

(neologism, humorous) Alternative form of 外國人／外国人 (wàiguórén, “foreigner”)


拜金女

/paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) money-worshipping woman; mammonish or avaricious woman; gold digger


欠扁

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, somewhat humorous) to be deserving of a good spanking; to be very annoying


三觀

/sän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/sã³³⁻²³ kueŋ³³/

/sän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/sã³³⁻²³ kueŋ³³/

(humorous) to destroy one's fundamental values; to be shocking

毀三觀

毁三观

(neologism, slang) the three fundamental views or values of a person, i.e. one's world view (世界觀), values of worth (價值觀) and philosophy on life (人生觀)


配對

/pʰeɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pʰuːi̯³³ tɵy̯³³/

/pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tui²¹/

/pʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tui⁴¹/

/pʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ tui²¹/

/pʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ tui¹¹/

/pʰeɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pʰuːi̯³³ tɵy̯³³/

/pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tui²¹/

/pʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tui⁴¹/

/pʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ tui²¹/

/pʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ tui¹¹/

(slang, neologism) to ship (to support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters)


物質女

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, derogatory) materialistic woman


看臉

/kʰän⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰän⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

這是一個看臉的時代。

这是一个看脸的时代。

(neologism, slang) to judge people based on their looks


顏控

/jɛn³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

(slang, neologism) one who is “appearance-obsessed”; “face-judger”


顏值

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ŋaːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/

/ŋueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tak̚⁴/

/ŋe²² zəʔ⁴⁴/

/ŋe²² zəʔ³³/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ŋaːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/

/ŋueŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tak̚⁴/

/ŋe²² zəʔ⁴⁴/

/ŋe²² zəʔ³³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 顏(かお) (kao, “face”) + 值 (zhí, “value”).

顏值很高的醫生

颜值很高的医生

one's level of physical attractiveness is off the charts

顏值爆錶

颜值爆表

(neologism, slang) level of physical attractiveness; one's facial appearance, rated as a score


裸考

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔː³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔː³⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to take an exam without preparing for it

(neologism, slang) to take an exam without any bonus points


吸睛

/ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to be eye-catching; to attract attention


撩妹

/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/

(slang, neologism) to pick up a girl; to hit on a girl


腦洞

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

to greatly open up one's eyes (said of unusual, weird ideas)
[lit. to open-wide one's hole in the brain in order to fit the imaginations in]

腦洞大開

脑洞大开

(neologism, slang) hole in one's brain which is filled by fanciful imagination (thus, the greater one's nǎodòng is, the more imaginative a person is or has to be); headcanon


摸摸

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯a²⁴/

/mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯a²⁴/

/mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

(neologism, onomatopoeic) mwah (sound of kissing)


迷因

Phono-semantic matching of English meme. Similar to 基因 (jīyīn).

網路迷因

网路迷因

(neologism, Internet memes) meme (media copied and circulated online)


親親

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/


夫夫

/fuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/fuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

(Sense 3) dvandva of 夫 (fū, “husband”) + 夫 (fū, “husband”), following the pattern of 夫妻 (fūqī, “husband and wife, married (straight) couple”)

(slang, neologism) husband and husband; gay male couple


房奴

/fɑŋ³⁵ nu³⁵/

/fɔːŋ²¹ nou̯²¹/

/fɑŋ³⁵ nu³⁵/

/fɔːŋ²¹ nou̯²¹/

(neologism) mortgage slave (person who works hard to earn their mortgage repayments)


裸婚

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/lɔː³⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/lɔː³⁵ fɐn⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to get married when the pair still lacks a solid material foundation (i.e. no car, no house, no ceremony, etc.); to have a no-frills wedding or marriage


懶癌

/län²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/län²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/län²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/län²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

one who is incorrigibly lazy [lit. advanced-stage procrastinoma patient]

懶癌晚期患者

懒癌晚期患者

(neologism, humorous) “laziness cancer”; the underlying cause of one's slothfulness; biological reason for one's procrastination


沉船

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ syːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ syːn²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative, neologism, slang, specifically, originally) to fall in love with a prostitute or a sexual partner; (now) to fall in love


悲摧

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

(neologism) Alternative form of 悲催 (bēicuī, “tragic; sad”)


彈幕

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (彈幕):
* → Japanese: 弾幕(だんまく) (danmaku)
* → Korean: 탄막(彈幕) (tanmak)

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/taːn²² mɔːk̚²/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/taːn²² mɔːk̚²/

The second sense is borrowed from Japanese, where a comparison was drawn between 弾幕(だんまく) (danmaku, also used to describe the type of bullet fire in "bullet hell" video games) and the presentation of comments on Niconico Douga (which was later adopted by Chinese video sites such as bilibili).

ja-r

隱藏彈幕

隐藏弹幕

(neologism, Internet) comments on a video that are overlaid on and scroll across a video screen (Classifier: 條／条)


壓力山大

ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄢ ㄉㄚˋ

/jä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

/jä⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/

Similar-sounding rendition of 亞歷山大／亚历山大 (Yàlìshāndà, “Alexander; Alexandra”).

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(neologism, humorous) to be under great pressure


露珠

/lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡su³³/

/lu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡su³³/

(neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 樓主／楼主 (lóuzhǔ, “original poster”)


土鱉

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² piʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² piʔ⁵/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² piʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ piʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ piʔ³²/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² piʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² piʔ⁵/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² piʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ piʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ piʔ³²/

(neologism) one who has never studied/lived overseas


錢途

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

Homophone pun on 前途 (qiántú, “prospect; future”), using 錢／钱 (qián, “money”).

(neologism, humorous) financial prospects; road to the riches


番劇

/fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/faːn⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

/fe⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɪʔ²¹/

/fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/faːn⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

/fe⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɪʔ²¹/

From 番 (fān, “anime series”) + 劇／剧 (jù, “TV series”) (short for 連續劇／连续剧 (liánxùjù, “TV series”)).


碧池臉

/pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(slang, vulgar, derogatory, neologism) resting bitch face


碧池

/pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

/pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

Borrowed from English bitch. Masked under a poetic literary Chinese term.

(slang, neologism, vulgar, derogatory) bitch (contemptible person)


碧池

/pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

/pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/


洗剪吹

ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄟ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

Inspired by the Vietnamese music band “HKT”, whose members are well-known for their over-the-top hairstyles.

(neologism, slang) to wash, cut and blow-dry (hair)


洗剪吹

ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄟ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn³⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, figurative, derogatory) philistine haircut; outrageously avant-garde hairstyle


殺馬特

/ʂä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/ʂä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

Phono-semantic matching of English smart, referring to the eccentric hairstyles of people of the subculture. Doublet of 時髦／时髦 (shímáo).

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時髦／时髦 (shímáo)

(neologism, sometimes derogatory) someone, typically a rural migrant to the city in his or her late teens or early twenties, who adopts an extravagant and colourful hairstyle, odd makeup, and cheap clothing bought from street markets to show off their fashionability; rural punk or goth

(neologism) the subculture comprising such people


切克鬧

ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄋㄠˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ nɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Borrowed from English check it out, in English rap and hip hop songs.

Yo! Yo! Check it out! A set of jianbing guozi [Chinese-style crêpe with youtiao filling inside], please! (humorous)

2021, Love Live! Superstar!!, Episode 10 (spoken by Tang Keke)

Yào! Yào! Qièkènào! Jiānbǐng guǒzi lái yī tào!

要！要！切克鬧！煎餅果子來一套！

要！要！切克闹！煎饼果子来一套！

(neologism, slang, humorous) check it out


小編

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

(neologism, endearing) editor, especially a social media or Internet editor


太祖

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (太祖):
* → Korean: 태조(太祖) (taejo)
* → Vietnamese: Thái Tổ (太祖)

→ Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡯᡠ (taidzu)

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰaːi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

Founding Ancestor (temple name used for Chinese emperors who founded a particular dynasty, or Korean monarchs who founded the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties)

(by extension, slang, neologism) a nickname of Mao Zedong


喜感

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

to be comical in a way that cannot be described

有一種莫名的喜感

有一种莫名的喜感

(neologism) comicality; amusingness; humour


喜感

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

You look funny. (Seeing your face always makes me laugh.)

你長得很喜感。

你长得很喜感。


官二代

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/kuːn⁵⁵ jiː²² tɔːi̯²²/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/kuːn⁵⁵ jiː²² tɔːi̯²²/

(neologism) children of government officials; officialling


邪神

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ sɐn²¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː²¹ sɐn²¹/

(neologism, slang) poorly made statues or figures that do not resemble the original character or person


小盆友

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄣˊ ㄧㄡˇ

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄣˊ ˙ㄧㄡ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of 小朋友 (“kid; little child”)


馬甲線

ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

ㄇㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇㄦ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

(neologism) groove formed between the muscles rectus abdominis and external oblique in people with firm abs (abdominal muscles)


盆友

/pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

/pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, cute-sounding) Alternative form of 朋友 (“friend”)


男盆友

/nän³⁵ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nän³⁵ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

/nän³⁵ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nän³⁵ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of 男朋友 (“boyfriend”)


女盆友

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) girlfriend


基情四射

ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤ⁵¹/

Based on 激情四射; see 基情 (jīqíng) for more.

(neologism, humorous) to radiate gay affection in all directions; gayish; overly brotherly love emanating from the scene


老盆友

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰən³⁵ joʊ̯³/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, cute-sounding) Alternative form of 老朋友 (“old friend”)


私了

/sz̩⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː⁵⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/sz̩⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː⁵⁵ liːu̯¹³/

(Hong Kong, neologism, slang, of a pro-democracy protester) to extrajudicially punish a perceived opponent (which almost inevitably devolves into violence)


美瞳

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ tʰʊŋ²¹/

戴美瞳

(neologism) coloured contact lens; circle contact lens


黑線

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

(neologism, Internet slang) the vertical lines in the emoji -_-||||| which conveys a sense of helplessness, cheerlessness, awkwardness, etc.


ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄡˋ

/liŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯²²/

/liŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯²²/

(neologism) the "post-00s"; a person born between 2000 and 2009


躺槍

/tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Short for 躺著也中槍/躺着也中枪 (tǎng zhe yě zhòngqiāng, literally “to get shot even when one is lying down”).

zh-l

(neologism, slang) to be undeservingly unfortunate (and be the unintentional target of criticism)


山寨機

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


公知

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

公共知識分子 公共知識分子#Chinese

公共知识分子 公共知识分子#Chinese

(neologism, often disapprovingly) Short for 公共知識分子／公共知识分子 (gōnggòng zhīshifènzǐ, “public intellectuals”).


憤青

/fən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐn¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/fən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐn¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

憤怒青年 憤怒青年#Chinese

愤怒青年 愤怒青年#Chinese

(neologism) Short for 憤怒青年／愤怒青年 (fènnù qīngnián, “angry youth”).


公共知識分子

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄓ ˙ㄕ ㄈㄣˋ ㄗˇ

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄓ ㄕˋ ㄈㄣˋ ㄗˇ

гунгун чжишифэньцзы

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩² fən⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ²² t͡siː⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵ fɐn²² t͡siː³⁵/

(neologism, sometimes disapprovingly) public intellectual


憤怒青年

ㄈㄣˋ ㄋㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

фэньну циннянь

/fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/fɐn¹³ nou̯²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

/fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ nu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/fɐn¹³ nou̯²² t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

(neologism) “angry youth”; leftish Chinese youth who display a high level of nationalism


自乾五

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Short for 自帶乾糧的五毛／自带干粮的五毛 (zìdài gānliáng de wǔmáo, “shill who brings their own provisions”).

zh-etym-short

(neologism, derogatory) unpaid, voluntary Internet political commentators and trolls supporting the Communist Party of China


深井冰

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/

Near-homophone pun on 神經病／神经病 (shénjīngbìng, “lunatic”).


不明覺厲

ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ li⁵¹/

From the following phrase:
:
Shortened to make it resemble a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).
Made popular by a compilation of Internet neologisms posted on Sina Weibo on June 16, 2013.

Although I don't understand what you are saying, I think it sounds very awesome.

Suīrán bù míngbai nǐ zài shuō shénme, dànshì tīng qǐlái gǎnjué hěn lìhài de yàngzǐ.

雖然不明白你在說什麼，但是聽起來感覺很厲害的樣子。

虽然不明白你在说什么，但是听起来感觉很厉害的样子。

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Although I don't know what you are saying or doing, I think you are (or it is) amazing.


炸藥獎

ㄓㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

A reference to that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, a kind of explosive.

(neologism, humorous, sometimes derogatory) Nobel Prize


脫單

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tän⁵⁵/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tän⁵⁵/

Short for 脫離單身／脱离单身 (tuōlí dānshēn, “to break away from singledom”).

(neologism, slang) to start dating; to be no longer single


一顆賽艇

ㄧ ㄎㄜ ㄙㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄥˇ

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phono-semantic matching of English exciting. Extracted from Jiang Zemin's speech when he was visiting the No. 2 Design Division of the First Ministry of Machine-Building (currently rebranded as China United Engineering).

psm

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) exciting


蛇精病

ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄅㄧㄥˋ

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹/

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵¹/

Close-sounding pun on 神經病／神经病 (shénjīngbìng, “lunatic”).


法克

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/


懶人包

/län²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/laːn¹³ jɐn²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/län²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/laːn¹³ jɐn²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/

(neologism) a brief but complete description; a tl;dr summary


三退

/sän⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ tʰɵy̯³³/

/sän⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ tʰɵy̯³³/

(neologism, slang) to quit the Communist Party of China (退黨／退党), Communist Youth League of China (退團／退团) and Young Pioneers of China (退隊／退队)


標題黨

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ tɔːŋ³⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹ tɔːŋ³⁵/

(neologism) one who posts messages and articles under exaggerated or sensationalised titles, or such posts and articles; clickbaiter


裸官

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/lɔː³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/lɔː³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

(neologism) naked official (Communist Party of China officials who stay in mainland China while their wives and children reside abroad)


灣灣

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

Reduplicative diminutive of 臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān).

zh-l

臺灣／台湾 (Táiwān)

zh-reduplicative diminutive

(slang, neologism, Mainland China, sometimes derogatory) Taiwan


喜大普奔

ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄨˇ ㄅㄣ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pən⁵⁵/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pən⁵⁵/

From Baidu Huaxueba. Acrostic-style contraction of four synonymous idioms (see below), producing a four-character word that resembles a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).

Delighted to see and hear;
To the great satisfaction of people;
The whole world joins in the jubilation;
And people rush about spreading the news.

xǐwénlèjiàn, dàkuàirénxīn, pǔtiāntóngqìng, bēnzǒuxiānggào

喜聞樂見、大快人心、普天同慶、奔走相告

喜闻乐见、大快人心、普天同庆、奔走相告

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, sometimes sarcastic) Used to announce uplifting news or express congratulations.


軟妹幣

ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

From RMB, the abbreviation of 人民幣／人民币 (rénmínbì, “renminbi”).


hold住

/xoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/xɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/xɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

你能hold得住嗎？

你能hold得住吗？

(neologism, slang) to hold onto; to keep on (doing something); to be able to bring something under control


細思恐極

ㄒㄧˋ ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧˊ

/ɕi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/ɕi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

Shortened from the following phrase:
:
replacing 想 with 思 which is used more in written language, to make it resemble a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).
Made popular by a compilation of Internet neologisms posted on Sina Weibo on June 16, 2013.

Thinking about it carefully, I find it extremely terrifying.

仔細想想，覺得恐怖至極。

仔细想想，觉得恐怖至极。

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.


城會玩

ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄢˊ

чэн хуэй вань

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wän³⁵/

ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄢˊㄦ

чэнхуэйваньр

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wɑɻ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wän³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ wɑɻ³⁵/

You city dwellers really know how to have fun.

你們城裡人真會玩。

你们城里人真会玩。

out of the ordinary
out of the ordinary#English

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, originally sarcastic) Used to respond to someone who did something that is out of the ordinary, hard to understand, or new and strange.


留守兒童

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/liu²⁴⁻²² siu⁵³ li²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/liu²⁴⁻²² siu⁵³ li²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

(Mainland China, neologism) left-behind children (children of rural parents who grow up in a rural area while their parents seek work in an urban area)


魔都

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tu⁵⁵/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tu⁵⁵/

Originated from Shōfu Muramatsu's novel Mato (“魔都”, 1924). Its title was a reference to Shanghai, which was then prosperous but plagued by vices and crimes. This term was repopularized in China circa 2000.


然並卵

ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˇ

жань бин луань

/ʐän³⁵ piŋ⁵¹ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʐän³⁵ piŋ⁵¹ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

A pseudo-chengyu condensed from:
:
Originated from the Jiangxi-born streamer Mr. Quin. 卵 (lon³) here is a profanity in Gan dialect meaning "dick" or "fucking" (as an intensifier), compare Cantonese 撚 (lan²) or Min Nan 𡳞 (lān).

然而並沒有什麼卵用

然而并没有什么卵用

(neologism, slang) however it's of no use


沒卵用

ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ

/meɪ̯³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/

沒用／没用 (méiyòng, “useless”) intensified with the vulgar infix 卵 (luǎn). Influenced by Cantonese and Gan.

(neologism, slang, vulgar) of damn all use; goddamn useless


膜蛤

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ xä³⁵/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ xä³⁵/

From 膜拜 (“to prostrate oneself in worship”) + 蛤蟆 (“frog; toad”) (from Jiang's supposed amphibious resemblance).

(Mainland China, neologism) a subculture spoofing Jiang Zemin (former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China)


民科

/min³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ fɔː⁵⁵/

/min³⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ fɔː⁵⁵/

民間科學家 民間科學家#Chinese

民间科学家 民间科学家#Chinese

(neologism, derogatory) Short for 民間科學家／民间科学家 (mínjiān kēxuéjiā, “folk scientist; crank”).


民間科學家

ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄜ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

миньцзянь кэсюэцзя

/min³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ kaːn⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² kaː⁵⁵/

/min³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/mɐn²¹ kaːn⁵⁵ fɔː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² kaː⁵⁵/

(neologism, derogatory) “folk scientist”, a person who has minimal formal scientific training and knowledge but is highly enthusiastic about scientific “research” and publicising their pseudoscience theories; crank


妓者

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kei̯³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kei̯³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Homophone pun on 記者／记者 (jìzhě, “journalist”) in Mandarin.

(neologism, derogatory) reporter; journalist


如題

/ʐu³⁵ tʰi³⁵/

/jyː²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/ʐu³⁵ tʰi³⁵/

/jyː²¹ tʰɐi̯²¹/

(neologism, Internet slang) to be as titled (used as a placeholder of content); there is nothing else the poster wants to say other than what has been said in the post title


狗帶

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Borrowed from English go die. Popularized by Huang Zitao.

(Mainland China, slang, neologism) to go to death; to die; go to hell


逗比

/toʊ̯⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/toʊ̯⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

2015 June 7, 经雅茗 (Jing Yaming), 《同桌的你》, in 《桂林晚报》 [Guilin Evening News], page 3

Tóngzhuō tóngzhuō, bùzhī nín shì hóuzi qǐng lái de dòubǐ, háishì Shàngdì pài lái de tiānshǐ?

同桌同桌，不知您是猴子請來的逗比，還是上帝派來的天使？

同桌同桌，不知您是猴子请来的逗比，还是上帝派来的天使？

(neologism, humorous, slightly vulgar) Alternative form of 逗屄 (dòubī)


逗屄

/toʊ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/toʊ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

(neologism, humorous, slightly vulgar) foolishly funny person


逗屄

/toʊ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/toʊ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

(neologism, humorous, slightly vulgar) foolishly funny


極客

/t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

Phono-semantic matching of English geek.


美刀

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


大V

/tä⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

(Internet, neologism, slang) Internet celebrity; verified online social media user (who has millions of followers)


中國夢

ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄥˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ mʊŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³ mʊŋ²²/


狗血

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (狗血):
* → Vietnamese: cẩu huyết (狗血)

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ hyːt̚³/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ hyːt̚³/

狗血的劇情

狗血的剧情

(neologism, figurative, usually of a story) nonsensical, exaggerated, inconceivable, clumsy or clichéd (to the point it has become farcical and somewhat amusing)


閃婚

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

(neologism) to get married soon after meeting


閃婚

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

(neologism) flash marriage; blitz marriage


巴打

/paː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) brother; bro; male netizen


賣飛佛

/maːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ fɐt̚²/

/maːi̯²² fei̯⁵⁵ fɐt̚²/

Phono-semantic matching of English my favourite. Popularized through a TV commercial of Ron Ng with Tai Lin.

psm

(Cantonese, neologism, humorous) my favourite


免治

治 (zhì, “to treat”) is a homophonic play on 痔 (zhì, “haemorrhoid”).

/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


接地氣

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˋㄦ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiə̯ɻ⁵¹/

/t͡siʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹ kʰi²¹³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiə̯ɻ⁵¹/

/t͡siʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹ kʰi²¹³/

(neologism, colloquial, especially of someone in authority) earthy and sincere; close to the people; down-to-earth; affable; relatable

(neologism, colloquial, of someone's language ability) idiomatic; fluent


女同志

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/nɵy̯¹³ tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³³/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/nɵy̯¹³ tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³³/


斷捨離

ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄜˇ ㄌㄧˊ

/tu̯än⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵/

/tu̯än⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to get rid of things that are no longer needed


乾物女

/kän⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ mɐt̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/kän⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ mɐt̚² nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 干(ひ)物(もの)女(おんな) (himono onna).

(neologism, slang) young, single woman who is uninterested in relationships and living a sloppy lifestyle


爆買

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ maɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Borrowed from Japanese 爆(ばく)買(が)い (bakugai).

(neologism) to go on a shopping spree (especially used to describe Chinese people shopping in Japan)


手癌

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

(neologism, humorous, Internet slang) a purported typing disorder, characterised by habitually sending texts containing many typos, sending the wrong emojis, replying with irrelevant content and so on


安利

/ˀän⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/ˀän⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

Verbalization of the US company Amway's Chinese name. Possibly due to the company employing pyramid scheme-like techniques in mainland China, making its sales representatives promote their products in passionate and hyperbolic ways.

In the future, if other people ask me to recommend college choices, I will not agree. I feel tired and don’t like it. What's the point of asking me to recommend you if you don't take my advice?

2021 March 26, 赵可一 (Zhao Keyi), 《强行安利失败却不服？你推销的并非我想要》, in China Youth Daily, page 6

“yǐhòu qítā rén zài qǐng wǒ ānlì zhìyuàn, wǒ shì bùhuì dáyìng le, lěijiàobù'ài, yòu bù cǎinà wǒ de jiànyì, yòu yào ràng wǒ tuījiàn, yǒu shénme yìyì?”

「以後其他人再請我安利志願，我是不會答應了，累覺不愛，又不採納我的建議，又要讓我推薦，有什麼意義？」

「以后其他人再请我安利志愿，我是不会答应了，累觉不爱，又不采纳我的建议，又要让我推荐，有什么意义？」

(Mainland China, slang, neologism) to passionately recommend; to introduce; to promote


元氣滿滿

ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄢˇ

юаньци маньмань

/ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 元気満々 (genki manman, “brimming with vitality”).

obor

(neologism) cheery; energetic; full of spirit and energy


ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊk̚² paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊk̚² paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵/

Named after the number of support votes they received, namely 689 Election Committee votes for Leung Chun-ying, and approximately 6.89 million direct votes for Ma Ying-jeou and Tsai Ing-wen.

(neologism, slang) Leung Chun-ying, or his supporters

(neologism, slang) supporters of Ma Ying-jeou

(neologism, slang) supporters of Tsai Ing-wen


男同志

/nän³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³³/

/nän³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/naːm²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː³³/


虐狗

/ny̯ɛ⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ny̯ɛ⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, humorous) to torture the “single dog” (單身狗), i.e. to “torture” an unpartnered person by publicly displaying one's affection in a couple


秀恩愛

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ˀən⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ˀən⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

The more the show-off, the quicker the die-off. (A rhyming saying enviously condemning PDA acts.)

秀恩愛，死得快。

秀恩爱，死得快。

(neologism) to show off one's affection as a couple; to publicly display affection; to be lovey-dovey


凡爾賽

/fän³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/faːn²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai²¹³/

/ve²² əl⁵⁵ se²¹/

/fän³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/faːn²¹ jiː¹³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai²¹³/

/ve²² əl⁵⁵ se²¹/

Borrowed from French Versailles, via Wu.


立flag

From Japanese フラグが立つ (furagu ga tatsu, literally “a flag rises (≈a flag has been raised)”). See English flag (“computer science: true-or-false value, either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place”).


大保健

ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

/tä⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, euphemistic) (full) sex service under the guise of spa or massage


地圖炮

/ti⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Originally a kind of weapon in Super Robot Wars.

(neologism) person engaged in regional discrimination


思覺失調

ㄙ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

сыцзюэ шитяо

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ sɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ sɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹/

(neologism, Hong Kong) to be psychotic; to be schizophrenic


思覺失調

ㄙ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕ ㄊㄧㄠˊ

сыцзюэ шитяо

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ sɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ sɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹/

(neologism, Hong Kong, pathology) psychosis

(～症, ～病) (neologism, Taiwan, Hong Kong, pathology) schizophrenia


思覺失調症

ㄙ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄥˋ

сыцзюэ шитяо чжэн

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ sɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/siː⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ sɐt̚⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³/

(neologism, pathology, official in Taiwan, also used in Hong Kong) schizophrenia


露點

/lu⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/loʊ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lu⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/loʊ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, of a woman) to (unintentionally) expose one of the three intimate parts (nipples and genitals); to have a nip slip or crotch shot


露鳥

/loʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/loʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


小保健

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, euphemistic) simple massage service or massage with a happy ending


擢樣

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) to try too hard to look cute, handsome or sexy, especially in front of a camera


chok樣

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) Alternative term for 擢樣／擢样.


duang

From a mishearing of an unusually-pronounced 動啊／动啊 (dòng a, “to bounce”, literally “to move”), a phrase spoken by Jackie Chan in Bawang Shampoo's advertisement.
:
The interjection is known as 動L／动L (dung⁶ eu⁶) in Hong Kong.

At first when I was told to star in the shampoo commercial, actually I was reluctant. Because I thought that, you can't ask me for the commercial immediately. First, I have to try myself. I don't want to say that after adding lots of effects to the commercial, my hair bounces, (becomes) very dark, very shiny, very smooth, and then at the end the viewers will criticize me, saying that there is no such kind of hair, it proves that the above is fake.

2004, Jackie Chan's commercial with Bawang Shampoo

Dāng wǒ dìyīcì zhīdào yào pāi xǐfàshuǐ guǎnggào de shíhòu, qíshí wǒ shì jùjué de. Yīnwèi wǒ juéde, nǐ bùnéng jiào wǒ pāi wǒ jiù mǎshàng qù pāi, dìyī wǒ yào shì yīxià, wǒ yòu bù xiǎng shuō, yī ge guǎnggào pāi wán hòu jiāshàng hǎo duō tèjì, tóufà dòng a, hěn hēi, hěn liàng, hěn róu, jiéguǒ guānzhòng chūlái yīdìng huì mà wǒ, gēnběn méiyǒu zhè zhǒng tóufà, zhèngmíng shàngmiàn zhège shì jiǎ de.

當我第一次知道要拍洗髮水廣告的時候，其實我是拒絕的。因為我覺得，你不能叫我拍我就馬上去拍，第一我要試一下，我又不想說，一個廣告拍完後加上好多特技，頭髮動啊，很黑，很亮，很柔，結果觀眾出來一定會罵我，根本沒有這種頭髮，證明上面這個是假的。

当我第一次知道要拍洗发水广告的时候，其实我是拒绝的。因为我觉得，你不能叫我拍我就马上去拍，第一我要试一下，我又不想说，一个广告拍完后加上好多特技，头发动啊，很黑，很亮，很柔，结果观众出来一定会骂我，根本没有这种头发，证明上面这个是假的。

Actually, when I first started to follow him, I rejected him. But after secretly watching him perform at I Am a Singer, it was as if there were special effects. Duang!

Qíshí yī kāishǐ fěn tā, wǒ shì jùjué de. Dànshì dāng wǒ tōutōu kàn le tā zài “Wǒ shì gēshǒu” de yǎnchū zhī hòu, jiù xiàng jiā le tèjì yīyàng. Duāng!

其實一開始粉他，我是拒絕的。但是當我偷偷看了他在《我是歌手》的演出之後，就像加了特技一樣。duang！

其实一开始粉他，我是拒绝的。但是当我偷偷看了他在《我是歌手》的演出之后，就像加了特技一样。duang！

(neologism) Used to describe an action as if there were the sound of special effects accompanying it


澳村

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

(neologism, colloquial, humorous or derogatory, chiefly in Australia) Australia


土澳

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, colloquial, humorous, endearing or derogatory, chiefly in Australia) Australia


絲打

/siː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) sister; female netizen


龍友

/lʊŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/lʊŋ³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

(chiefly Cantonese, neologism, derogatory) amateur photographer


土豪金

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ hou̯²¹ kɐm⁵⁵/

(neologism, humorous, slang) the gold colour of iPhone; such gold colour (usually of a product) in general


妻妻

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

Dvandva of 妻 (qī, “wife”) + 妻 (qī, “wife”), following the pattern of 夫妻 (fūqī, “husband and wife, married (straight) couple”)

(slang, neologism) wife and wife; lesbian couple


油管

/joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯²¹ kuːn³⁵/

/iu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/iu¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/iu²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯²¹ kuːn³⁵/

/iu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/iu¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/iu²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴¹/

(chiefly Mainland China, slang, neologism) YouTube


包治百病

ㄅㄠ ㄓˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ

баочжибайбин

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² paːk̚³ pɛːŋ²²/

/pau³³⁻²³ ti¹¹ peʔ²⁻⁴ pẽ¹¹/

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²² paːk̚³ pɛːŋ²²/

/pau³³⁻²³ ti¹¹ peʔ²⁻⁴ pẽ¹¹/

(neologism, humorous) bags can cure all unhappiness


外圍女

/waɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, derogatory) girls who are nominally models and actresses but are, in fact, working as escorts


網約車

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ¹³ jœːk̚³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/baŋ³³⁻²² iɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ioʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/mɔːŋ¹³ jœːk̚³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/baŋ³³⁻²² iɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/maŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ioʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

(neologism) Short for 網絡預約出租汽車／网络预约出租汽车 (wǎngluò yùyuē chūzū qìchē): car hailed online (such as DiDi, Uber, Lyft, etc.)


飛的

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

(neologism) “flying taxi”, i.e. airplane


慕課

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

Phono-semantic matching of English MOOC.

(neologism) massive open online course (MOOC)


扎心

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

Your words touched my sore spot, man. (slang)

扎心了，老鐵。

扎心了，老铁。

Life is hard, man. (slang, alternatively)

扎心了，老鐵。

扎心了，老铁。

(neologism, slang, originally dialectal Mandarin) to “pierce the heart”, i.e. (of someone's words) to be incisively and callously accurate; to be hurtfully truthful; to sting