洪荒之力

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ

хунхуанчжили

/xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/

/xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɪk̚²/

Originated from a post-match interview with Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui.

(neologism, slang, humorous) all of one's ability or power; the entirety of one's potential; mystic powers


李鬼

/li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, figurative) something or someone that is fake; counterfeit product; impersonator


跪舔

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, figurative) to suck up; to be a bootlicker (of someone)


撕屄

A phrase originating from Chinese gay subculture that later became a widespread common slang.

(neologism, slang, vulgar or moderately vulgar) to have a cat fight; to have a bitch fight


跪求

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯²² kʰɐu̯²¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯²² kʰɐu̯²¹/

(I'm) desperately looking for the download link

跪求下載地址

跪求下载地址

(neologism, slang) to sincerely ask for (something that one cannot find oneself)


心塞

/ɕin⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

Short for 心肌梗塞 (xīnjī gěngsè, “heart attack”).

zh-etym-short

我好心塞。

(neologism, slang) experiencing a crushing feeling in the chest; feeling suffocated, upset, sad, depressed, broken-hearted, frustrated, etc.


土肥圓

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

Homophonic play in Mandarin on the surname 土肥原 (Tǔféiyuán) of 土肥原賢二 (Kenji Doihara), a class-A Japanese war criminal in World War II.

(neologism, humorous, derogatory) someone who is unrefined, pot-bellied and chubby-faced


高大上

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sœːŋ²²/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sœːŋ²²/

Short for 高端大氣上檔次／高端大气上档次 (gāoduān dàqi shàngdàngcì). Became popular in 2013.

(neologism, slang) high-end, elegant and classy


桌遊

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/


白左

→ English: baizuo

/paɪ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚² t͡sɔː³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚² t͡sɔː³⁵/

Blend of 白種人／白种人 (báizhǒngrén) + 左派 (zuǒpài). Coined by 李碩. or
Blend of 白痴 (báichī) + 左派 (zuǒpài).

zh-l

白種人／白种人 (báizhǒngrén)

Tucker cites a Chinese netizen’s description: They (baizuo) only care about things such as immigration, ethnic minorities, LGBT groups, and the environment, yet are not aware of real problems in the real world. (They) advocate for peace and equal rights only to feel morally superior, and are the most obsessed with political correctness.

2021 April 8, 陈劲松 (Chen Jingsong), 《当美国人也说“Baizuo”》, in 《Vista看天下》, issue 519, page 96

Tǎkè yǐnyòng yī duàn Zhōngguó wǎngmín de miáoshù: “Tāmen (báizuǒ) shì zhǐ guānxīn zhūrú yímín, shàoshù zúyì, xìngshàoshù qúntǐ (LGBT) hé huánjìng huàtí, ér gǎnzhī bù dào xiànshí shìjiè lǐ xiànshí wèntí de rén. (tāmen) tíchàng hépíng, píngquán zhǐshì wèile mǎnzú zìjǐ de dàodé yōuyuègǎn, jíqí chīmí yú zhèngzhì zhèngquè.”

塔克引用一段中國網民的描述：「他們（白左）是只關心諸如移民、少數族裔、性少數群體（LGBT）和環境話題，而感知不到現實世界裡現實問題的人。（他們）提倡和平，平權只是為了滿足自己的道德優越感，極其癡迷於政治正確。」

塔克引用一段中国网民的描述：「他们（白左）是只关心诸如移民、少数族裔、性少数群体（LGBT）和环境话题，而感知不到现实世界里现实问题的人。（他们）提倡和平，平权只是为了满足自己的道德优越感，极其痴迷于政治正确。」

social justice warrior
social justice warrior

(neologism, derogatory, politics) white leftist (depending on the context, carrying various connotations including naïveté, hypocrisy, wokeness, social justice warrior or champagne socialist)


小資

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Short for 小資產階級／小资产阶级 (xiǎo zīchǎn jiējí).

zh-etym-short

(neologism, slang) xiaozi: a lifestyle chasing modern taste, living standards and arts, or one who is living such lifestyle; yuppie


小資

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/


微胖

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹/

(neologism, sometimes euphemistic) slightly fat


微胖界

ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ pʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

to be a member of the circle of slightly chubby people; (euphemistic) fat

屬於微胖界

属于微胖界

The other actresses around are all busy losing weight, but Rulu Jiang is still the representative of the slightly fat people.

2017 August 23, 杜迈南, 专访 蒋欣减肥是最不爱做的事, in 北京娱乐信报 (Culture Herald)

Shēnbiān biéde nǚ míngxīng dōu zài máng zhe jiǎnféi, dàn Jiǎng Xīn zé shǐzhōng shì wēipàngjiè de dàibiǎo.

身邊別的女明星都在忙着減肥，但蔣欣則始終是微胖界的代表。

身边别的女明星都在忙着减肥，但蒋欣则始终是微胖界的代表。

(neologism, humorous) the community of people who are slightly fat


潛力股

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ

ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇㄦ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹ kuɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ lɪk̚² kuː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ li⁵¹ kuɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːm²¹ lɪk̚² kuː³⁵/

Every fat person is a hidden gem. (slang, humorous)

每個胖子都是一支潛力股。

每个胖子都是一支潜力股。

diamond in the rough
diamond in the rough

(neologism, figurative) diamond in the rough; promising person or thing (Classifier: 支 m)


同妻

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

(neologism) beard: wife of a gay man (whom the gay man has married usually out of societal pressure)


脫北

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰyːt̚³ pɐk̚⁵/

/tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰyːt̚³ pɐk̚⁵/

(neologism) to defect or escape from North Korea


聖母婊

ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄠˇ

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ³³ mou̯¹³ piːu̯³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ³³ mou̯¹³ piːu̯³⁵/

(neologism, derogatory) one who appears loving and caring but is actually mean and evil

Why do cucks want to abolish the death penalty?

Shèngmǔbiǎo wèishénme yào fèichú sǐxíng?

聖母婊為什麼要廢除死刑？

圣母婊为什么要废除死刑？

(neologism, derogatory) one who is loving and tolerant (to the socially disadvantaged), even at the expense of a devastating outcome; cuck


淚奔

/leɪ̯⁵¹ pən⁵⁵/

/leɪ̯⁵¹ pən⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to have tears streaming down one's face


腐國

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

腐 (fǔ, “rotten”) here was influenced by Japanese 腐(ふ) (fu, “relating to, or fond of male homosexuality”), as in 腐女子(ふじょし) (fujoshi, “female fan of boys' love (yaoi)”). Thus this literally means “the nation of yaoi (male homosexuality)”.
Such metaphor was based on the Chinese impression of the British, possibly due to the gay culture in Britain and/or the fact that British shows often feature a double male lead, with intimate friendship between the two.

ja-r

(neologism, slang) Britain; the UK; England


gay裡gay氣

ㄍㄟ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄍㄟ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄍㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄍㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄍㄟ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄟ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄍㄟˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ

/keɪ̯⁵⁵ li² keɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/keɪ̯⁵¹ li¹ keɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/keɪ̯⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ keɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/keɪ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ keɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/keɪ̯⁵⁵ li² keɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/keɪ̯⁵¹ li¹ keɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/keɪ̯⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ keɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/keɪ̯⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ keɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

Applying English gay in the general pejorative construction ……裡……氣／……里……气 (...lǐ...qì), which was originally the ……裡……/……里…… (...lǐ...)-augmented reduplication of disyllabic adjectives ending in 氣／气 (qì, “manner; air”); cf. the following examples

zh-l

……裡……氣／……里……气 (...lǐ...qì)

……裡……/……里…… (...lǐ...)

怪氣／怪气 (“weird”)

傻裡傻氣／傻里傻气 (shǎlishǎqì, “looking stupid”)

土裡土氣／土里土气 (tǔlitǔqì, “looking unsophisticated”)

(neologism, slang, humorous or derogatory) gay-acting; gay-looking


老衲

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, humorous) an experienced and senile person who has seen it all, referring to oneself.


被牆

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Great Firewall of China
Great Firewall of China

(neologism) to be blocked by the Great Firewall of China


吃瓜群眾

ㄔ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

чигуа цюньчжун

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

不明真相的吃瓜群眾

不明真相的吃瓜群众

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, often used as self-address) onlookers (who are unaware of the situation); clueless commoners; peanut gallery


本命

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹/


貴圈真亂

ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢ ㄓㄣ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

гуйцюань чжэнь луань

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄢㄦ ㄓㄣ ㄌㄨㄢˋ

гуйцюаньрчжэньлуань

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ hyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ lyːn²²/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/kʷɐi̯³³ hyːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵ lyːn²²/

(neologism, slang, ironic, humorous) The lifestyle of people in your social circle is something I cannot easily comprehend.


照騙

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

From 照片 (zhàopiàn, “photo”), by replacing 片 (piàn) with its Mandarin homophone 騙／骗 (piàn, “to deceive; to fool”). Became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic due to increased online presence.

(neologism, slang, humorous) photo that does not truthfully reflect a person's actual appearance; photoshopped photos


吸粉

/ɕi⁵⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ fɐn³⁵/

/kʰip̚²⁻⁴ huŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ fɐn³⁵/

/kʰip̚²⁻⁴ huŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

As if short for 吸引粉絲／吸引粉丝 (xīyǐn fěnsī).

(neologism, slang) to attract fans; to attract followers; to attract customers


私生飯

/sz̩⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ faːn²²/

/sz̩⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵ faːn²²/

From Korean 사생(私生)팬 (sasaengpaen). Equivalent to blend of 私生活 (sīshēnghuó, “private life”) + 飯／饭 (fàn, “fan”).

(neologism, South Korean idol fandom) sasaeng fan (obsessive fan who stalks an idol)


性福

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵/

Blend of 幸福 (xìngfú, “happy (in life); blissful”) + 性 (xìng, “sex”).

blend

(neologism, slang) sexually fulfilled; sexually satisfied (in life)


男主

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, colloquial) male protagonist (of a story, drama, etc.)


女主

/ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ny²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, colloquial) female protagonist (of a story, drama, etc.)


裸貸

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, Mainland China) loan whose collateral is the debtor's naked or sexually explicit media of him or herself


媽寶男

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/


吸金

/ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to attract capital; to earn (a large amount of) money (in a relatively short period of time)


深櫃

/ʂən⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

(slang, neologism, LGBTQ) deeply closeted


gel頭

/t͡sɛːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sɛːu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) to be overconfident in one's predictions


麻豆

/mä³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

2015 October, ANGEL, 紅翻你的朋友圈！超人氣「網路素人」來報到, in 《FG美妝》, number 41, page 118

pāishè dāngtiān yī kāishǐ qǐng tā ná shǒu ná bāo pāi, dàn zhàopiàn kànqǐlái shízài tài xiàng wǎngpāi mádòu, lìkè qǐng tā huàn ná xiàngjī, xiànchǎng dàjiā yě fēnfēn gǔchuī tā yào bùyào zài fùchū dāng mádòu (hā)

拍攝當天一開始請她拿手拿包拍，但照片看起來實在太像網拍麻豆，立刻請她換拿相機，現場大家也紛紛鼓吹她要不要再復出當麻豆（哈）

拍摄当天一开始请她拿手拿包拍，但照片看起来实在太像网拍麻豆，立刻请她换拿相机，现场大家也纷纷鼓吹她要不要再复出当麻豆（哈）


驚豔

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːm²²/

/kĩã³³⁻²³ iam¹¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːm²²/

/kĩã³³⁻²³ iam¹¹/

(neologism) stunning; phenomenal; impressive-looking


人艱不拆

ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄞ

жэньцзяньбучай

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

From a line in the lyrics of Lying (《說謊》), a 2009 song by Yoga Lin, condensed to resemble a four-character chengyu (idiom)

Don't say that I'm lying;
Life has been so hard already;
Some things,
Are better not exposed.

bié shuō wǒ shuōhuǎng, rénshēng yǐjīng rúcǐ de jiānnán, yǒuxiē shìqíng, jiù bùyào chāichuān

別說我說謊 人生已經如此地艱難 有些事情 就不要拆穿

别说我说谎 人生已经如此地艰难 有些事情 就不要拆穿

(neologism, slang, humorous) Life is hard already; some things need not be revealed.


搬磚

/pän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

/pæ̃¹¹ t͡suæ̃¹¹/

/pũã³³⁻²³ t͡sɯŋ³³/

/pän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

/pæ̃¹¹ t͡suæ̃¹¹/

/pũã³³⁻²³ t͡sɯŋ³³/

(neologism, figurative, humorous) to do a lot of repetitive work; to hold an unstimulating and tedious job


治癒系

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

Calque from Japanese 癒(いや)し系(けい) (iyashikei).

(neologism, slang) person or thing which can warm one's heart, calm one's mind and provide comfort in times of sadness


打call

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʰɔː⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/taː³⁵ kʰɔː⁵⁵/

call is English, influenced by Japanese コール (kōru), and refers to the act of fans “calling out” (i.e. shouting) and swaying their glow sticks together in live performances.

瘋狂打call

疯狂打call

(neologism, idol fandom) to show one's support (by waving one's glow sticks and singing along at concerts); to cheer on; to encourage; to praise


首當其衝

ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄥ

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Formed based on a line in the Book of Han:
First attested in the Draft History of Qing

鄭當其衝，不能修德。

郑当其冲，不能修德。

1929, Zhao Erxun (lead editor), Draft History of Qing

Ōu jiàn dōng lái, Yuèdōng shǒudāngqíchōng.

歐艦東來，粵東首當其衝。

欧舰东来，粤东首当其冲。

(neologism, proscribed) taking the lead; first

(neologism, proscribed) more important, crucial or prominent


愛豆

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔːi̯³³ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau¹¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔːi̯³³ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau¹¹/

Phono-semantic matching of English idol, possibly via Japanese and Korean.

(neologism, slang) idol (young manufactured stars)


小粉紅

→ English: little pink (calque)

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ fɐn³⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ fɐn³⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

Originated from 晉江文學網, a mainland China web novel website targeted at women, whose pages have a pink color design.

2022 July 3, “張學友賀七一政權移交隻字未提中國 小粉紅出征央視下架影片”, in RFA 自由亞洲電台粵語部 [Radio Free Asia Cantonese]:

Jacky Cheung HK handover anniversary message does not mention China; little pinks crusade against CCTV, taking the video down

zoeng¹ hok⁶ jau⁵ ho⁶ cat¹ jat¹ zing³ kyun⁴ ji⁴ gaau¹ zek³ zi⁶ mei⁶ tai⁴ zung¹ gwok³, siu² fan² hung⁴ ceot¹ zing¹ joeng¹ si⁶ haa⁶ gaa³ jing² pin³⁻²

張學友賀七一政權移交隻字未提中國 小粉紅出征央視下架影片

张学友贺七一政权移交只字未提中国 小粉红出征央视下架影片

2020 June 24, Li Yuan, “「我愛的國家不想讓我回來」：被困海外的「小粉紅」 [Trapped Abroad, China’s ‘Little Pinks’ Rethink Their Country]”, in The New York Times:

Some of the little pinks are rethinking their relationship with the country — which, in the Chinese context, is the nation, the government and the Communist Party all in one.

Yīxiē xiǎofěnhóng zhèngzài chóngxīn sīkǎo tāmen yǔ guójiā de guānxì — zài Zhōngguó yǔjìng xià, guójiā, zhèngfǔ hé Gòngchǎndǎng dōu shì yītǐ de.

一些小粉紅正在重新思考他們與國家的關係——在中國語境下，國家、政府和共產黨都是一體的。

一些小粉红正在重新思考他们与国家的关系——在中国语境下，国家、政府和共产党都是一体的。

(neologism, derogatory) young Chinese cyber-nationalists; nationalistic Chinese youth; Little Pink


傻傻分不清楚

ㄕㄚˇ ㄕㄚˇ ㄈㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˇ

шаша фэньбуцинчу

/ʂä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From the first line of the lyrics of 《野蠻遊戲》 (J-game), a 2005 song by Jolin Tsai

Tiger (lǎohǔ) or mouse (lǎoshǔ), I can't tell them apart.

老虎，老鼠，傻傻分不清楚

(neologism, slang) cannot tell (two things) apart; cannot tell one thing from another; (I'm) too silly to distinguish (the two)


動次

/tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩¹/

/tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩¹/

動次動次動次動次

动次动次动次动次

(neologism, slang, onomatopoeia) The sound of drum, music or heart beats.


手環

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ waːn²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan²³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ huaŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯än³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ waːn²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan²³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ huaŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism) bracelet, especially smart bracelet


骨感

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵/

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵/

The ideal is so plump, while the reality is so boney. (rhyming slang)

理想很豐滿，現實很骨感。

理想很丰满，现实很骨感。

(neologism, slang, of reality etc.) harsh; brutal; disappointing


單身鱉

/tän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/tän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, often self-deprecating) bachelor; singleton


單身汪

/tän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵⁵/


綠茶臉

ㄌㄩˋ ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

/ly⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ly⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, derogatory) (deceptively) pretty- and innocent-looking face of a girl, especially in a photo


蘋果機

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔː³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ kʷɔː³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/


孔雀女

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄩˇ

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) urban woman who marries a formerly rural, successful man


狗糧

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (狗糧):
* → Vietnamese: cẩu lương (狗糧)

→ Vietnamese: cơm chó (calque)

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

(slang, neologism) display of affection seen from the perspective of a third, lonely person


燒腦

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) “brain-burning”; that demands and consumes very much thinking and reasoning


小清新

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵/

(slang, neologism) cute, naive and innocent-looking person


學渣

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑɻ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑɻ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) one whose academic grade is poor (due to slackness); underachiever


聊騷

/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(slang, neologism, vulgar) to talk dirty


戲精

/ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) drama queen; attention whore


土雞

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Turkey (the country)


腦補

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, especially ACG) to dream up a fantastical or farfetched continuation to affairs


尬聊

/kä⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kaː³³ liːu̯²¹/

/kä⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kaː³³ liːu̯²¹/


吃雞

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Short for 大吉大利，晚上吃雞／大吉大利，晚上吃鸡, a calque of English winner, winner, chicken dinner used in the 2017 videogame PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

zh-etym-short

Short for 大吉大利，晚上吃雞／大吉大利，晚上吃鸡

calque

(Mandarin, neologism, slang) to win in a game of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or other similar video games

(Mandarin, neologism, slang) to play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or other similar video games


吃雞

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

zh-etym-short

Short for 大吉大利，晚上吃雞／大吉大利，晚上吃鸡

(Mandarin, neologism, nickname) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or other similar video games


比心

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

(slang, neologism) to form a finger heart (gesture in which a person forms a heart shape using their fingers: 🫰)


核平

/xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

Pun on 和平 (hépíng, “peace”).
This word originated from the Nuclear Gandhi meme in the Civilization series, as Gandhi was famously a pacifist.

“one country, two kinds of intelligence” (pun on 一國兩制／一国两制 (yī guó liǎng zhì, “one country, two systems”)) and the “nuclear-pacified reunification (of China)” (pun on 和平統一 (“peaceful reunification”))

一國兩智，核平統一

一国两智，核平统一

(neologism, slang) to nuke; to pacify with nuclear weapons


打虎拍蠅

desc

đả hổ đập ruồi

→ Vietnamese: đả hổ diệt ruồi, đả hổ đập ruồi (calque) (calque)

ㄉㄚˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄞ ㄧㄥˊ

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/

(neologism, politics, officialese) to crack down on both “tigers” and “flies” ― corrupt government officials at both higher and lower levels


老賴

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ laːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ laːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(neologism) person in debt who refuses to pay back the money owed; dishonest debtor; deadbeat


剩男

English: shengnan

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵/

/sɪŋ²² naːm²¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵/

/sɪŋ²² naːm²¹/

(neologism, derogatory) "leftover man"; old bachelor; old unmarried man


開撕

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to stop sparing one's feelings and start to fight (with someone)


蟻族

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/ŋɐi̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/ŋɐi̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

(neologism, slang) group of low income university graduates who settle for a poverty-level existence in the cities of China


純享

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) pure enjoyment (i.e. free of noise, etc.)


驢行

/ly³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ly³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/


微商

Short for 微信 (Wēixìn) + 商家 (shāngjiā) or 商業／商业 (shāngyè).

zh-l

商業／商业 (shāngyè)

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/mei̯²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/mei̯²¹ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

The low cost of customer acquisition and operation was once the biggest advantage of WeChat business.

Dīlián de huòkè hé yùnyíng chéngběn, céng shì wēishāng zuìdà de yōushì.

低廉的獲客和運營成本，曾是微商最大的優勢。

低廉的获客和运营成本，曾是微商最大的优势。

(neologism) WeChat business in which one who sells goods via WeChat Moments (or other social media platforms), or this form of electronic commerce


星聞

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

新聞／新闻 (xīnwén)


跌跌不休

ㄉㄧㄝ ㄉㄧㄝ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ

ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

Near-homophone transformation of 喋喋不休 (diédiébùxiū).

(neologism) (usually of price) decrease incessantly


炙手可熱

ㄓˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄖㄜˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiːt̚²/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛt̚⁴/

/t͡sia²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛt̚⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sɛːk̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ hɔː³⁵ jiːt̚²/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛt̚⁴/

/t͡sia²¹⁻⁵³ siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛt̚⁴/

Du Fu
Stephen Owen (sinologist)
Tang dynasty
Yang Guifei
Yang Guozhong

Heat that can burn the hands, power beyond all measure―
Take care not to come close before the Minister's angry glare!

 Tang dynasty, Du Fu, Fair Ladies: A Ballad (《麗人行》), translation by Stephen Owen, The Poetry of Du Fu
Note: This is a satire of the minister Yang Guozhong on the occasion of a visit, when he was accompanied by his favourite Lady Yang (Yang Guifei), and her two sisters.

Zhìshǒukěrè shì juélún, shèn mò jìnqián chéngxiàng chēn.

炙手可熱勢絕倫，慎莫近前丞相嗔。

炙手可热势绝伦，慎莫近前丞相嗔。

selling like hotcakes
selling like hotcakes

(neologism) popular; hot; selling like hotcakes


形婚

/ɕiŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

(neologism) sham marriage (especially a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian woman arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage)


完爆

/wän³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wän³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, colloquial, slang) to soundly defeat (an opponent); to kick someone's ass; to own or dominate


酒托

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɔːk̚³/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ tʰɔːk̚³/

(neologism, slang) person (usually a female) hired by expensive bars to lure customers to the business to purchase drinks


飯托

/fän⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/fän⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/

/faːn²² tʰɔːk̚³/

/fän⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/fän⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/

/faːn²² tʰɔːk̚³/

(neologism, slang) person hired by a restaurant to lure potential customers to the business


巨嬰

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ iŋ⁵⁵/

/kɵy̯²² jɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ iŋ⁵⁵/

/kɵy̯²² jɪŋ⁵⁵/

The figurative sense was coined by psychologist Wu Zhihong in his book 《巨嬰國》／《巨婴国》 (A Country of Giant Infants).


啪啪

/pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵/

/pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵/

(neologism, slang) Synonym of 啪啪啪 (pāpāpā, “to have sex”)


雙標

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ piːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ piːu̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to apply double standards


AV畫質

ㄟ ㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓˋ

ㄟ ㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓˊ

эйвэй хуачжи

/ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ei̯⁵⁵ wiː⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/

/ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ˀeɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ei̯⁵⁵ wiː⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/

So named because pirate or amateur porn videos circulating on Chinese websites usually have low resolutions.

(neologism, slang, of a video) low picture quality; low resolution


肉身翻牆

to bypass theGreat Firewall of China physically

ㄖㄡˋ ㄕㄣ ㄈㄢ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

жоушэнь фаньцян

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to emigrate from mainland China


哭點

/kʰu⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) the amount of stimulation that one needs before one starts to cry


媽的智障

ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓˋ ㄓㄤˋ

мадэ чжичжан

/mä⁵⁵ d̥ə² ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ d̥ə² ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

From a translated comic strip by Korean cartoonist Cutbu.

(neologism, vulgar, slang) This is so fucking stupid.; This is retarded.; What an idiot.


走起

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(neologism, slang) to start; to begin (to happen)


走起

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

(neologism, slang) here we go; let's go; let's roll


中字

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/

(neologism) Short for 中文字幕 (Zhōngwén zìmù, “Chinese subtitles”).


推文

/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

(neologism, Internet) tweet (post on Twitter) (Classifier: 則／则 m)


大牛

/tä⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² ŋɐu̯²¹/

(Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, slang) remarkable person


牛人

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

(Mainland China, Mandarin, neologism, slang) remarkable person


性奮

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹/

Pun on 興奮／兴奋 (xīngfèn, “excited”), replacing 興／兴 (xīng) with its near-homophone 性 (xìng, “sex”)


吃瓜

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

(figurative, neologism, slang) to be a mere bystander or onlooker


也是醉了

ㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ ㄗㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

е ши цзуй лэ

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

(neologism, slang, humorous) I'm speechless. / It's so ridiculous that I don't know what to say any more. / Facepalm. / OMG.


爆頭

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

(neologism, slang, often video games) to shoot right in the head; headshot


黑人問號臉

ㄏㄟ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

хэйжэнь вэньхао лянь

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄏㄟ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˋㄦ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

хэйжэньвэньхаорлянь

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From the “Confused Nick Young” meme, which shows Nick Young's face with question marks surrounding his head.

(neologism, Internet slang) confused look


洗洗睡

ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄨㄟˋ

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

The sense is from 洗洗睡吧，夢裡什麼都有／洗洗睡吧，梦里什么都有 (“Wash yourself and go to sleep, you can have everything in your dreams”).

to wash-wash-sleep; to wash up and go to sleep

(neologism, slang, humorous) to put one's mind at rest; to stop wasting one's energy on something; to give up on an idea


泡學

/pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

(neologism, informal, often derogatory) seduction science; the “art” of picking up women


人設

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siek̚²/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siak̚²/

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siek̚²/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siak̚²/

Short for 人物設定／人物设定 (rénwù shèdìng), from Japanese 人物設定.

人設崩塌

人设崩塌

(neologism) designed personality (of a person); good public image (of someone); public persona


微電影

ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mei̯²¹ tiːn²² jɪŋ³⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mei̯²¹ tiːn²² jɪŋ³⁵/


囧態

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʷɪŋ³⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʷɪŋ³⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/

(neologism, slang) state of being shocking and awkward; embarrassment


原諒色

ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄙㄜˋ

/ɥɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/ɥɛn³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

From a Chinese Internet meme, which has a reference to 綠帽子／绿帽子 (lǜmàozi).

綠帽子／绿帽子 (lǜmàozi)

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) green


神馬都是浮雲

ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄡ ㄕˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ

шэньма доу ши фуюнь

/ʂən³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵ yn³⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ fu³⁵ yn³⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) All things are of no consequence, just like floating clouds. / Everything is nothing.


天菜

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) perfect ideal partner; someone who is exactly one's type (usually considered physically attractive)


求心理陰影面積

ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ

цю синьли иньин мяньцзи

/t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Blend of a stock phrase of school mathematical problems
:
and 心理陰影／心理阴影 (“psychological trauma”, literally “mental shade”).

求陰影部分面積。

求阴影部分面积。

(neologism, slang, humorous) This would deeply traumatize (someone).


蜜汁

/mi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² t͡sɐp̚⁵/

/mi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² t͡sɐp̚⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 迷之 (mízhī, “a mysterious kind or level of”)


屁民

/pʰei̯³³ mɐn²¹/

/pʰei̯³³ mɐn²¹/

Became popular after an incident in Shenzhen in 2008.

(neologism, slang, often self-deprecatory) shitizen


呆萌

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/

(neologism, slang, of a person) dorky and adorable; adorkable


正胎

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

(figurative, neologism, humorous) one's official lover or partner (as opposed to a back-up partner)


高光

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kou̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

高光時刻

高光时刻

(neologism, colloquial, slang) glorious; spectacular; awesome; brilliant


宇直

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

宇宙直男 宇宙直男#Chinese

宇宙直女 宇宙直女#Chinese

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) Short for 宇宙直男 (“universe-grade straight male”) or 宇宙直女 (“universe-grade straight female”).


鋼鐵直男

a male asstraight (heterosexual) as steel

ㄍㄤ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄓˊ ㄋㄢˊ

ганте чжинань

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ nän³⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) man who is very straight (heterosexual)


盯襠貓

/tiŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tiŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

A word play of 叮噹貓／叮当猫, a Chinese name of Doraemon.

(neologism, Internet slang) one who watches the bulge


小奶狗

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄞˇ ㄍㄡˇ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, Internet slang) clingy “little puppy” (as a boyfriend); man who is younger than the girl, simple, naive, caring, emotionally dependent and loyal


懵屄

懵逼
懵B
蒙屄
蒙逼
蒙B
蒙蔽

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵⁵/

一臉懵逼／一脸懵逼

(neologism, slang, vulgar) dumbstruck; stunned; dumbfounded


綠綠

/ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/

/ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, religious slur) Muslim


汗顏

/xän⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/hɔːn²² ŋaːn²¹/

/han²²⁻²¹ ɡan²⁴/

/han⁴¹⁻²² ɡan²⁴/

/han²²⁻²¹ ɡan¹³/

/han³³⁻¹¹ ɡan²⁴/

/han³³⁻²¹ ɡan²³/

/xän⁵¹ jɛn³⁵/

/hɔːn²² ŋaːn²¹/

/han²²⁻²¹ ɡan²⁴/

/han⁴¹⁻²² ɡan²⁴/

/han²²⁻²¹ ɡan¹³/

/han³³⁻¹¹ ɡan²⁴/

/han³³⁻²¹ ɡan²³/

(figurative, neologism) to be embarrassed or shocked


槓鈴般的笑聲

ㄍㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄢ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥ

ганлин бань дэ сяошэн

/kɑŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ pän⁵⁵ d̥ə² ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːŋ³³ lɪŋ²¹ puːn⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵ siːu̯³³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kɑŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵ pän⁵⁵ d̥ə² ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Comical imitation of common Chinese literary/poetic phrase 銀鈴般的笑聲 or 銅鈴般的笑聲.

(slang, humorous, neologism) “barbell-like laughter”; Used to refer big laughter.


奶爸

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵¹/

/naːi̯¹³ paː⁵⁵/

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵¹/

/naːi̯¹³ paː⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) man who takes an active role in the care of his newborn baby and/or his peripartum wife


菇涼

/ku⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kuː⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

/ku⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kuː⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 姑娘 (“girl”)


一帶一路

→ Zhuang: it rangh it loh (calque)

desc

→ Vietnamese: Một vành đai, một con đường (calque)

One Belt, One Road (short for One Silk Road Economic Belt, One 21st Century Maritime Silk Road)

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ taːi̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ lou̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ taːi̯³³ jɐt̚⁵ lou̯²²/

(neologism) Belt and Road Initiative (development strategy adopted by the Chinese government)


言值

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

From 顏值／颜值 (yánzhí, “level of physical attractiveness; one's facial appearance, rated as a score”).

zh-l

(neologism, slang) language proficiency (including public speaking and Internet literacy)


初老族

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

(neologism, slang) people with early symptoms of aging


雞湯文

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

心靈雞湯／心灵鸡汤 (xīnlíng jītāng)

(neologism, slang) inspirational article (often implying little real content)


萌萌噠

/mɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵ d̥ä³/

/mɐŋ²¹ mɐŋ²¹ taːt̚²/

/mɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵ d̥ä³/

/mɐŋ²¹ mɐŋ²¹ taːt̚²/

Rendering of 萌萌的 with 的 having a lowered vowel.

(neologism, slang) very cute; adorable; adorkable


公舉

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Likely a blend of non-tonal elements of Cantonese 公主 (gung¹ zyu²) + tones of Mandarin 公主 (gōngzhǔ).

(neologism, slang, cute-sounding) princess (young girl or woman considered vain, spoiled or selfish)


智造

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Homophonic play on 製造 (“to manufacture”) in Mandarin.

to be intellectually manufactured in China

中國智造

中国智造

(neologism, slang) to be intellectually manufactured


矮窮矬

ㄞˇ ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄛˊ

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 窮矮矬／穷矮矬 (qióng'ǎicuó)


高帥富

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 高富帥／高富帅 (gāofùshuài)


傻白甜

ㄕㄚˇ ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

/ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹ paɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(neologism, slang, especially of a girl) silly, innocent and sweet; innocent and cute

(neologism, slang, of a storyline) nicely smooth and sweet, although a bit clichéd


窮矮矬

ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄞˇ ㄘㄨㄛˊ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) the poor-dwarf-and-ugly; all-imperfect man


側漏

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ loʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²²/

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ loʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²²/

霸氣側漏

霸气侧漏

(neologism, slang, humorous, of imperiousness, talent, etc.) to be overflowing; to spill over; to be impressively abundant


破麻

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ mä³⁵/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ mä³⁵/

(Taiwan, neologism, slang, often as a term of abuse) promiscuous woman; prostitute; slut


小王

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

(Taiwan, neologism, colloquial) other man; male lover; someone romantically involved with a person already in a committed relationship


恐艾

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/


恐同

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Probably influenced by English homophobia, but structurally reversed.

恐同教材


敲碗

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ wän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(chiefly Taiwan, figurative, neologism, slang, especially of fans) to anxiously wait for something to occur


發推

/fä⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/fä⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


然鵝

/ʐän³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/

/ʐän³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/

Imitation of a Southerner's speech, where the rhotic syllable ‹ér› is corrupted to ‹é›.

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 然而 (rán'ér, “however; but”)


雞凍

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of 激動／激动 (jīdòng, “excited; emotional”)


貴圈

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, often ironic, humorous) your “distinguished” social circle; high society; entertainment industry


左膠

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

2015 April 17, 孫柏文, “李光耀後要沽新加坡！”, in 《港股策略王》, number 16, page 47:

nei⁵ dei⁶ bei⁶ hoeng¹ gong² di¹ zo² gaau¹ cyun⁴ mui⁴ sai² nou⁵ do¹ nin⁴, zing⁶ hai⁶ teng¹ gwo³ lei⁵ gwong¹ jiu⁶ di¹ hei¹ aat³ jan⁴ dei⁶ ge³ je⁵, bat¹ gwo³ lik⁶ nin⁴ loi⁴, keoi⁵ bat¹ dyun⁶ cung⁴ fuk¹ dong¹ nin⁴ jat⁶ bun² zai² hai² ji⁶ zin³ si⁴ caa¹ di¹ saat³ zo² keoi⁵ ge³ gu³ si⁶.

你哋被香港啲左膠傳媒洗腦多年，淨係聽過李光耀啲欺壓人哋嘅嘢，不過歷年來，佢不斷重複當年日本仔喺二戰時差啲殺咗佢嘅故事。

你哋被香港啲左胶传媒洗脑多年，净系听过李光耀啲欺压人哋嘅嘢，不过历年来，佢不断重复当年日本仔喺二战时差啲杀咗佢嘅故事。

2019 June 5, 甘瑜, “「左膠」勸和平示威 撻着「的士梁」鬧鬼”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A9:

faan² deoi³ paai³⁻¹ gan⁶ jat⁶ hai⁶ gam² ceoi¹ guk¹ keoi⁵ dei⁶ lai⁴ gan² sing¹ kei⁴ jat⁶ go³ faan² sau¹ lai⁶ jau⁴ hang⁴, jau⁵ di¹ “zo² gaau¹” zau⁶ daam¹ sam¹ bei² di¹ bou⁶ lik⁶ fan⁶ zi² waai⁶ si⁶, zau⁶ waa⁶ geng¹ jau⁵ jan⁴ “baan⁶ jau⁴ hang⁴ jan⁴ si⁶ dak⁶ dang¹ jan⁵ faat³ bou⁶ lik⁶ cung¹ dat⁶”, hei¹ mong⁶ daai⁶ wui⁶⁻² koeng⁴ diu⁶ gam¹ ci³ hai⁶ “100% wo⁴ ping⁴ si⁶ wai¹” wo⁵.

反對派近日係咁催谷佢哋嚟緊星期日個反修例遊行，有啲「左膠」就擔心俾啲暴力分子壞事，就話驚有人「扮遊行人士特登引發暴力衝突」，希望大會強調今次係「100%和平示威」喎。

反对派近日系咁催谷佢哋嚟紧星期日个反修例游行，有啲「左胶」就担心俾啲暴力分子坏事，就话惊有人「扮游行人士特登引发暴力冲突」，希望大会强调今次系「100%和平示威」㖞。

(originally Hong Kong Cantonese, politics, neologism, derogatory, offensive) idealistic liberal; leftard; social justice warrior


天團

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/

(neologism, slang) distinguished group or band


雙商

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

Referring to 智商 (zhìshāng) and 情商 (qíngshāng).

雙商高的人

双商高的人

intelligence quotient
intelligence quotient

emotional intelligence
emotional intelligence

(neologism) the two quotients, i.e. intelligence quotient and emotional quotient (emotional intelligence)


偶像派

/ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɐu̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ²² pʰaːi̯³³/

/ŋɐu̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ²² pʰaːi̯³³⁻⁵⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɐu̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ²² pʰaːi̯³³/

/ŋɐu̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ²² pʰaːi̯³³⁻⁵⁵/

(neologism, often attributive) the group of people who have become famous from their good looks, or someone considered to belong to this group; idol singer, actor, etc.


實力派

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐt̚² lɪk̚² pʰaːi̯³³/

/sɐt̚² lɪk̚² pʰaːi̯³³⁻⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐt̚² lɪk̚² pʰaːi̯³³/

/sɐt̚² lɪk̚² pʰaːi̯³³⁻⁵⁵/

漂亮得不像實力派

漂亮得不像实力派

(neologism, often attributive) the group of people who have achieved their fame through pure talent, or someone considered to belong to this group; true talent; heavyweight


睡後收入

ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ

шуйхоу шоужу

/ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹/

Mandarin homophonous pun on 稅後收入／税后收入 (“after-tax income”).

(neologism) “after-sleep income”, the type of income earned without spending any time or energy; passive income


日後再說

ㄖˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄛ

жихоу цзайшо

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

The second sense is a pun on the dual meaning of 日 (“day; to fuck”); 日後 may be interpreted as “after several days” or “after fucking”.

(neologism, slang, vulgar, typically of a guy) to think about everything else (in that relationship) after sleeping with the girl first


中二

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/

(neologism, of teenagers, chiefly attributive) sophomoric, edgy and rebellious


京京

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

禾巧京京 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― wo⁵ haau² ging¹ ging¹ [Jyutping] ― I'm very scared

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak) scared


追劇

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

(neologism, slang) to follow a television series

(neologism, slang) to binge-watch episodes of a television series


喪病

/sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹/

/sɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹/

喪心病狂 喪心病狂#Chinese

丧心病狂 丧心病狂#Chinese

(slang, neologism) Short form of 喪心病狂／丧心病狂 (sàngxīnbìngkuáng).


洗地

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³⁵ tei̯²²/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ ti¹¹/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³⁵ tei̯²²/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ ti¹¹/

(neologism, derogatory, figuratively) to justify and defend someone's wrongdoing; to whitewash. From the line of Stephen Chow movie Kung Fu Hustle "警察出來洗地啦", in which a gang member asking alleged-police to clean the site after a bloody fighting.


男默女淚

ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄌㄟˋ

наньмонюйлэй

/nän³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/nän³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

From the following phrase:
:
Shortened to make it resemble a genuine Chinese chengyu (idiom).

Boys after reading this will go silent, girls after reading this will shed tears.

Nánshēng kàn le huì chénmò, nǚshēng kàn le huì liúlèi.

男生看了會沉默，女生看了會流淚。

男生看了会沉默，女生看了会流泪。

(upon hearing this story, etc.,) men will go silent and women will shed tears

A: “Today the shopping assistant in a clothes store said to me: ‘Sorry ma'am, we don't have clothes your size in our store.’”
B: “My sympathy goes out to you.”

Jiǎ: “Jīntiān fúzhuāngdiànyuán gēn wǒ shuō: ‘Bàoqiàn, zhè wèi gùkè, wǒmen diàn nèi méiyǒu nín kěyǐ chuān de chǐmǎ.’”
Yǐ: “Nánmònǚlèi.”

甲：「今天服裝店員跟我說：『抱歉，這位顧客，我們店內沒有您可以穿的尺碼。』」
乙：「男默女淚。」

甲：「今天服装店员跟我说：『抱歉，这位顾客，我们店内没有您可以穿的尺码。』」
乙：「男默女泪。」

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous, of story, article etc.) tearjerking; heartrending; tragic; sad


射爆

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɛː²² paːu̯³³/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɛː²² paːu̯³³/

Coined and popularized by a popular video game streamer in 2016, became a meme word on Chinese-language Internet thereafter.

—"Oouso-sensei’s newest doujinshi is truly splendid, I’m gonna jizz in my pants just from looking at the cover!" —"Watch your loads."

- “Dàxū lǎoshī de xīn běnzi zhēnshì tài bàng le, guāng shì kàn fēngmiàn wǒ jiùyào shèbào le!” - “Zhùyì shēntǐ.”

—「大噓老師的新本子真是太棒了，光是看封面我就要射爆了！」—「注意身體。」

—「大嘘老师的新本子真是太棒了，光是看封面我就要射爆了！」—「注意身体。」

(ACG, neologism, humorous, Internet slang) to cum; to ejaculate explosively


智熄

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

Homophonic wordplay of 窒息 (zhìxī, “to suffocate”); composed of 智 (zhì, “intelligence”) + 熄 (xī, “to cease burning; to die out”).

Actions/moves that are beyond stupid (lit. actions that are too retarded which makes observers unable to breathe/comprehend)

令人智熄的操作

(neologism, Internet slang) dim-witted; extremely retarded


喪文化

English: Sang culture, sang wenhua

ㄙㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

/sɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/sɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/


辣雞

/lä⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/lä⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous or offensive, chiefly Mainland China Mandarin) Alternative form of 垃圾 (lājī, “garbage; rubbish; trash; waste; refuse; junk”)


辣雞

/lä⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/lä⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous or offensive, chiefly Mainland China Mandarin) Alternative form of 垃圾 (lājī, “very bad; rubbish”)


細思極恐

ㄒㄧˋ ㄙ ㄐㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄥˇ

/ɕi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

細思恐極 細思恐極#Chinese

细思恐极 细思恐极#Chinese

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 細思恐極／细思恐极 (xìsīkǒngjí, “The more one thinks about it, the more petrified one becomes.”)


轉推

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡syːn³⁵ tʰɵy̯⁵⁵/


吊打

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːu̯³³ taː³⁵/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːu̯³³ taː³⁵/

(figurative, neologism, slang) to completely dominate over (the opponent)


毒奶

/tu³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊk̚² naːi̯¹³/

/tu³⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʊk̚² naːi̯¹³/

From the Chinese community of World of Warcraft, describing an unwanted effect where the healing of a 奶媽／奶妈 (nǎimā) (healer) can actually do detriment to a certain kind on character class. Hence, "poisonous milk/healing".
The term later expanded to describe situations where a prediction is bound to bring unwanted detriment to the subject of the perdiction.

奶媽／奶妈 (nǎimā)

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) jinx; curse


肥宅

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵/

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵/

(neologism, slang) fat otaku (anime- or manga-obsessed homebody)


小姐姐

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ

siu² ze²⁻⁴ ze²⁻¹

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/

xiu² zé²⁻⁴ zé²⁻¹

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛ⁴/

/siːu̯³⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

(neologism, endearing, slang) A cute term of address for a young woman.


小哥哥

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ g̊ə²/

/siːu̯³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵⁻²¹ kɔː⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵ g̊ə²/

/siːu̯³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵⁻²¹ kɔː⁵⁵/

(neologism, endearing, slang) A cute term of address for a young man.


安卓機

/ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːk̚³ kei̯⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːk̚³ kei̯⁵⁵/


你國

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/nei̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/

"Solving" the one who brings up the problem rather than actually solving the problem ― nothing is more your-China characteristic than this one.

Bù jiějué wèntí érshì jiějué tíchū wèntí de rén, méiyǒu bǐ zhè gèng nǐguó tèsè de le.

不解決問題而是解決提出問題的人，沒有比這更你國特色的了。

不解决问题而是解决提出问题的人，没有比这更你国特色的了。

(Mainland China, Internet slang, neologism, sarcastic or offensive) "Your China"; "Not my China"


拍磚

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, intransitive) to throw brickbats; to harshly criticise


哇咔咔

/wä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵/


智商稅

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³³/

"You actually bought those 'hydrogen-infused water'? If that's not a scam what else could be?"

“nǐ jūrán mǎi le shénme qīngqì shuǐ? Nà bùshì zhìshāngshuì shì shénme?”

「你居然買了什麼氫氣水？那不是智商稅是什麼？」

「你居然买了什么氢气水？那不是智商税是什么？」

(neologism, humorous or sarcastic, figurative, Internet slang) stupid tax; something only a fool will buy; fraudulent deal


……成狗

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

累成狗

忙成狗

凍成狗

冻成狗

熱成狗

热成狗

(neologism, slang, humorous) An adjectival complement that expresses an extremeness in degree.


背鍋

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

這個鍋我不背！

这个锅我不背！

(neologism, slang) Short for 背黑鍋／背黑锅 (bēi hēiguō).


低調奢華有內涵

ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄜ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄢˊ

дидяо шэхуа юнэйхань

/ti⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵/

/tɐi̯⁵⁵ tiːu̯²² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ waː²¹ jɐu̯¹³ nɔːi̯²² haːm²¹/

Coined as the second line (下聯) of the antithetical couplet

High-end, generous and classy;
Low-key, extravagant and exquisite.

Gāoduān dàqì shàngdàngcì, dīdiào shēhuá yǒunèihán.

高端大氣上檔次，低調奢華有內涵。

高端大气上档次，低调奢华有内涵。

(neologism, slang) low-key, yet extravagant and exquisite


高端大氣上檔次

ㄍㄠ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ ㄘˋ

ㄍㄠ ㄉㄨㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄤˇ ㄘˋ

гаодуань даци шанданцы

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tu̯än⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ tyːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² hei̯³³ sœːŋ¹³ tɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiː³³/

(neologism, slang) high-end, elegant and classy


羨慕嫉妒恨

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄏㄣˋ

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨˋ ㄏㄣˋ

сяньмуцзидухэнь

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to admire, envy and (eventually) hate on (someone or something)


修仙

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

Still not going to bed? Staying up late will make you die sooner or later.

Hái bù shuìjiào? Nǐ zhème xiūxiān, chízǎo sǐdiào.

還不睡覺？你這麼修仙，遲早死掉。

还不睡觉？你这么修仙，迟早死掉。


面基

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(slang, neologism) to meet up with friends (especially those made online)


怒讚

/nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sän⁵¹/

/nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sän⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to give a thousand likes (to something)


怒答

(neologism, Internet slang) cannot wait to answer (a question); to enthusiastically answer


清奇

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

審美清奇

审美清奇

思路清奇

(Mainland China, ironic, neologism) freaky; weird


抖友

/toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) user or fan of the app TikTok (or Douyin ― 抖音 in Chinese)


酸民

(chiefly Taiwan, neologism, slang) hater; troll


嗨皮

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵/

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English happy.

psm

(neologism, slang) to be happy; to enjoy oneself


黑特

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/hɐk̚⁵ tɐk̚²/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/hɐk̚⁵ tɐk̚²/

Phono-semantic matching of English hate or hater.

(chiefly Taiwan, neologism, slang) to hate; to trash; to diss; to deprecate


黑特

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/hɐk̚⁵ tɐk̚²/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/hɐk̚⁵ tɐk̚²/

(chiefly Taiwan, neologism, slang) hater


趙國

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趙家人／赵家人 (Zhàojiārén)

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡siːu̯²² kʷɔːk̚³/

(neologism, Internet slang, sarcastic, derogatory) China (ruled by its communist regime's corrupt elites and their families)


藍藍路

/län³⁵ län³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/län³⁵ län³⁵ lu⁵¹/

From and popularized by the Chinese title, “最终鬼畜蓝蓝路” (“Final Demon Ran-Ran-Rū”), of a Japanese parody video, 「M.C.ドナルドはダンスに夢中なのか？最終鬼畜道化師ドナルド・Ｍ」 (“M.C. Donald Was Obsessed with Dance? Final Demon Clown Ronald M.”), whereby this phrase, ran-ran-rū (“らんらんるー”/“藍藍路／蓝蓝路 (Lánlánlù)”), and a number of other meaningless noises are excessively repeated and arranged into the tune of 「U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか」 (“U.N. Owen Was Her?”), a piece of background music from the Touhou Project, for parodic effect.
The original quote where this phrase was from is the follows: 「ランランルー！ドナルドは嬉しくなると、ついやっちゃうんだ！みんなも一緒にやってみようよ、いくよ！ランランルー」 ("Ran-ran-rū! When Ronald McDonald gets happy he can't help but does this (movement)! Everyone let's do it together, let's go! Ran-ran-rū!")

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「M.C.ドナルドはダンスに夢中なのか？最終鬼畜道化師ドナルド・Ｍ」

「M.C.ドナルドはダンスに夢中なのか？最終鬼畜道化師ドナルド・Ｍ」

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藍藍路／蓝蓝路 (Lánlánlù)

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「U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか」

「U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか」

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) McDonald's

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Ronald McDonald

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) the series of bodily movements or dance that is performed by Ronald McDonald in the video mentioned above, including the ran-ran-rū shout itself, which subsequently became a meme on the Chinese-language internet.

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) the video mentioned above


搞姬

/kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/kɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

From 搞基 (gǎojī), with 基 (jī, “gay”) replaced with the homophonic 姬 (jī, “beauty; concubine”) to indicate femininity, possibly influenced by Japanese 姫(ひめ) (hime, “princess, woman”).

(neologism, slang) to engage in lesbian activities


退坑

/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɵy̯³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɵy̯³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

Their product has become so expensive and trashy that it's hardly not a scam. I have no choice but to quit being a fanboy of their brand.

Tā jiā de chǎnpǐn biàndé yòu guì yòu bù hǎoyòng, shènzhì chéng le zhìshāngshuì, wǒ zhǐhǎo tuìkēng.

他家的產品變得又貴又不好用，甚至成了智商稅，我只好退坑。

他家的产品变得又贵又不好用，甚至成了智商税，我只好退坑。

(neologism, Internet slang) to quit fandom


挖坑

/wä⁵⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/waːt̚³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/waːt̚³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

Ma'am, this new work would be your fifth ongoing one, world you please consider finishing up your old franchises for the sake of us readers?

Tàitài, zhè yǐjīng shì nǐ wā de dì wǔ ge kēng le, kěyǐ kǎolǜ xià lǎo dúzhě gǎnshòu tián kēng ma?

太太，這已經是你挖的第五個坑了，可以考慮下老讀者感受填坑吗？

太太，这已经是你挖的第五个坑了，可以考虑下老读者感受填坑吗？

(neologism, by extension, Internet slang) (of a creator/author) to begin to create a new franchise; to start working on a new piece of creative work


填坑

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːn²¹ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːn²¹ haːŋ⁵⁵/

Ma'am, this new work would be your fifth ongoing one, would you please consider finishing up your old franchises for the sake of us readers?

Tàitài, zhè yǐjīng shì nǐ wā de dì wǔ ge kēng le, kěyǐ kǎolǜ xià lǎo dúzhě gǎnshòu tiánkēng ma?

太太，這已經是你挖的第五個坑了，可以考慮下老讀者感受填坑吗？

太太，这已经是你挖的第五个坑了，可以考虑下老读者感受填坑吗？

(neologism, by extension, Internet slang) (of a creator/author) to produce sequels of an existing franchise; to start working on a follow-up of a previous piece of creative work

Not only did I have no time to finish watching, it has been three years since I last watched an anime.

Bùguāng shì wǒ méi shíjiān tiánkēng, wǒ yǐjīng sān nián méi kàn dònghuà le.

不光是我沒時間填坑，我已經三年沒看动画了。

不光是我没时间填坑，我已经三年没看动画了。

(neologism, chiefly ACG) to read/watch/play the sequel or remaining episode/installments of a creative work or franchise


棄坑

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hei̯³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hei̯³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

This series has been ongoing for ten years, so why would the author abruptly abandon it? How pitiful.

Zhè xìliè yǐjīng jìnxíng le shínián le, zuòzhě zěnme jiù tūrán qìkēng le ne, hǎo kěxī.

這系列已經進行了十年了，作者怎麼就突然棄坑了呢，好可惜。

这系列已经进行了十年了，作者怎么就突然弃坑了呢，好可惜。

(neologism, by extension, Internet slang, of a creator, author, etc.) to abandon one's existing franchise; to stop working on a piece of creative work

I quit! This game is so grindy and money-consuming at the same time, can't they have a little conscience!

Qìkēng le! Zhè yóuxì yòu gān yòu kè, hái yǒu méiyǒu diǎn liángxīn!

棄坑了！這遊戲又肝又氪，還有沒有點良心！

弃坑了！这游戏又肝又氪，还有没有点良心！

(neologism, chiefly ACG) to stop consuming an entertainment media; to cease reading/playing/watching a piece of creative work


模因

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ in⁵⁵/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ in⁵⁵/

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


姬友

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

From 基友 (jīyǒu), with 基 (jī, “gay”) replaced with the homophonic 姬 (jī, “beauty; concubine”) to indicate femininity, possibly influenced by Japanese 姫(ひめ) (hime, “princess, woman”).

(neologism) good friend; close friend; buddy (of a woman)


開坑

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism) to start working on something

(neologism, chiefly ACG) to begin reading/watching/playing an entertainment media or creative work

(neologism, Internet slang, of a creator, author, etc.) to begin creating a new franchise; to start working on a new piece of creative work

挖坑

to begin creating a new franchise, to start working on a new piece of creative work


硬核

/iŋ⁵¹ xɤɻ³⁵/

/iŋ⁵¹ xɤɻ³⁵/

硬核玩家

Believe in Chinese tunnel shielding and "do hardcore boring" continuously, innovate endlessly and tackle difficulties neverendingly!

2020 September 29, 徐迅雷 (Xu Xunlei), 《中国大盾构》, in Hangzhou Daily, page A04

Xiàngxìn Zhōngguó dà dùngòu, bùduàn “yìnghé juéjìn”, chuàngxīn chuàngxīn zài chuàngxīn, gōngjiān gōngjiān zài gōngjiān!

相信中國大盾構，不斷「硬核掘進」，創新創新再創新，攻堅攻堅再攻堅！

相信中国大盾构，不断「硬核掘进」，创新创新再创新，攻坚攻坚再攻坚！


RBQ

(neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 惹不起 (rěbùqǐ)


RBQ

(neologism, Internet slang, ACG, vulgar) Alternative form of 肉便器 (ròubiànqì)

(neologism, Internet slang, ACG) Alternative form of 絨布球／绒布球 (róngbùqiú)


石樂志

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lə² ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lə² ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Alteration of 失了智 (shī le zhì, “lost [one's] intelligence”), resembling a person's name. Popularized by the livestreamer Wuhu Da Sima.

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You spent 1,000 bucks on this game in a single day? It's likely that you're losing your mind.

Yītiān kèjīn yīqiān dàyáng? Nǐ kěnéng shì shílèzhì.

一天氪金一千大洋？你可能是石樂志。

一天氪金一千大洋？你可能是石乐志。

(Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) lost one's intelligence; lost one's mind


機模

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/


內測

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

(neologism) to subject (a product) to alpha testing


結石寶寶

ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˊ ㄅㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄠ

цзеши баобао

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥ɑʊ̯⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥ɑʊ̯⁴/

(neologism) child who is a victim of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal and suffered from kidney damage


金拱門

ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ

Цзиньгунмэнь

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ kʊŋ³⁵ muːn²¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ kʊŋ³⁵ muːn²¹/

The new company name after a rename in October 2017 in China.

(neologism, often humorous) McDonald's; Golden Arches


公測

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

(neologism) to subject (a product) to beta testing


大臺

/tä⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² tʰɔːi̯²¹/

(Hong Kong, neologism) group or organisation hosting a protest; lead group in a protest


哦湊

/ˀɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ˀɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

A cute-sounding alternative of 我肏 (wǒ cào). Usually used to convey surprise, rather than as an offensive.

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) Alternative form of 我肏 (wǒ cào)


粉木耳

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(figurative, neologism, slang) young female with pink genitals; sexually inexperienced girl


不要不要的

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

帥得不要不要的

帅得不要不要的

(neologism, slang) An adjectival complement emphasising a heightened or extreme degree of a quality.


圖樣圖森破

ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄣ ㄆㄛˋ

туянтусэньпо

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ sən⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tʰu³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ sən⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

From English too young, too simple, used by Chinese Communist Party former general secretary Jiang Zemin to scold Hong Kong journalists in a now-(in)famous interview.

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) “too young, too simple, sometimes naive” (used to criticise someone foolish or imprudent, caused by a lack of social experiences)


查水錶

ㄔㄚˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄠˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ piːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰaː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ piːu̯⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, usually of the police) to ask to be let in under the pretext of checking the water meter; to barge into people's homes on false pretences


自宅發電

ㄗˋ ㄓㄞˊ ㄈㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

цзычжай фадянь

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ fä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ fä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to masturbate in one's house


呃like

/aːk̚⁵ lɐi̯⁵⁵/

/aːk̚⁵ lɐi̯⁵⁵/

He went so far as to swallow an octopus raw to get likes (on social media).

keoi⁵ wai⁶ zo² aak¹ like, ging² jin⁴ saang¹ tan¹ baat³ zaau² jyu⁴.

佢為咗呃like，竟然生吞八爪魚。

佢为咗呃like，竟然生吞八爪鱼。

(Cantonese, neologism) to attract likes on social media


石更

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ kɤŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ kɤŋ⁵¹/

Glyph decomposition of 硬 (yìng, “hard”).

(Mainland China, Internet slang, neologism, euphemistic) to be hard (of one's penis); to erect; to have an erection


黑警

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/haːk̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/haːk̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

Carrie Lam is killing Hong Kong, and the corrupt police are cold-blooded.

lam⁴ zeng⁶ saat³ gong², hak¹ ging² laang⁵ hyut³

林鄭殺港，黑警冷血

林郑杀港，黑警冷血

(chiefly Cantonese, neologism, slang, derogatory) the police in general in the 2019 Hong Kong protests, as abusive and corrupt


註孤生

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ku⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ku⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

Short for 註定孤獨一生／注定孤独一生 (zhùdìng gūdú yīshēng, “doomed to a lonely life”), translation of the English “forever alone” meme.

zh-etym-short

(neologism, Internet slang) forever alone


盲選

/mɑŋ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɑŋ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


互助婚姻

ㄏㄨˋ ㄓㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄣ

хучжу хуньинь

/xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/wuː²² t͡sɔː²² fɐn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/

/xu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/wuː²² t͡sɔː²² fɐn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/

(neologism) sham marriage (especially a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian woman arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage)


形式婚姻

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄣ

синши хуньинь

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ sɪk̚⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ sɪk̚⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ jɐn⁵⁵/


肥宅快樂水

ㄈㄟˊ ㄓㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

фэйчжай куайлэ шуй

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) soft drinks, especially Coca-Cola


實錘

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) smoking gun; ironclad evidence; concrete proof


怒懟

/nu⁵¹ tu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nu⁵¹ tu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


人設崩塌

ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄜˋ ㄅㄥ ㄊㄚ

жэньшэ бэнта

žɛnʹšɛ bɛnta

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ pɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹ pɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to have one's good public image destroyed by something scandalous


孩砸

/xaɪ̯³⁵ d͡z̥ä³/

/xaɪ̯³⁵ d͡z̥ä³/

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 孩子 (háizi, “kid”)


木有

/mu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mu⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

A parody of Cantonese 沒有／没有 (mut6 jau5).

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 沒有／没有 (méiyǒu, “to not have”)


豬隊友

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄓㄨ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇㄦ

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ tɵy̯²² jɐu̯¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ tɵy̯²² jɐu̯¹³/

Shortened from the slang 不怕神一般的對手，只怕豬一般的隊友 (“Fear not opponents as strong as God, but fear teammates as weak as pigs”).

zh-m

不怕神一般的對手，只怕豬一般的隊友

(figurative, neologism, slang, humorous) teammate or ally that is more of a hindrance than a help; noobish or lousy teammate


豬一樣的隊友

ㄓㄨ ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ

zhū yīyàng de duìyǒu [Phonetic:zhū yíyàng de duìyǒu]

чжу иян дэ дуйю

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄓㄨ ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇㄦ

чжуияндэдуйюр

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²² tɪk̚⁵ tɵy̯²² jɐu̯¹³/

I don't fear a godlike enemy, only a piglike mate. (rhyming slang)

Bù pà shén yīyàng de duìshǒu, zhǐ pà zhū yīyàng de duìyǒu.

不怕神一樣的對手，只怕豬一樣的隊友。

不怕神一样的对手，只怕猪一样的队友。

(neologism, slang) Synonym of 豬隊友／猪队友 (zhūduìyǒu, “lousy teammate”)


紙片人

čžipjanʹžɛnʹ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵ jɐn²¹/

(neologism, Internet slang, ACG, humorous, self-deprecatory) any 2D character, especially those drawn in an anime-esque art style


捧殺

/pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/pʰʊŋ³⁵ saːt̚³/

/pʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/pʰʊŋ³⁵ saːt̚³/

(neologism) to destroy someone by showering excessive praises on them and making them complacent


小作怡情

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄛ ㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵⁵ i³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

Built on the existing 小酌怡情 (xiǎozhuóyíqíng, “drinking a small amount of alcohol keeps the mood light”), using the similar-sounding slang term 作 (zuō, “high-maintenance; pretentious; etc.”).

zh-l

(neologism) being “moderately high-maintenance” (i.e. affected and drama queen-like, yet coquettish) keeps the love relationship fun


親測

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to test (something) oneself; to try out (something) in person


腦殘粉

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nou̯¹³ t͡sʰaːn²¹ fɐn³⁵/

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰän³⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nou̯¹³ t͡sʰaːn²¹ fɐn³⁵/

(neologism, slang, derogatory) brain-damaged fan; crazily obsessed fan


加一秒

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, Internet slang) to prolong Jiang Zemin's life by one second, usually by taking it from one's own (in Moha culture)


歪腰

/waɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/waɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, chiefly Taiwan) to bend one's waist (as one is laughing too much, is overwhelmed by something, etc.)


菜屄

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, vulgar) noob; newbie; rubbish


菜屄

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/


褲脫我看

ㄎㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄢˋ

/kʰu⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹/

/kʰu⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹/

A humorous pseudo-chengyu condensed from:
:
: Original sense: One has read the title or seen the cover of a video and has found it containing something sexually attractive and has got excited and has prepared to masturbate. But later he/she (mainly "he") finds the video contains nothing for masturbating and thus is deceived by the title or the cover of the video, and he/she gets disappointed.

I've already taken my pants off (i.e. ready to masturbate), and you've only got this for me to see/watch?

Wǒ kùzi dōu tuō le, nǐ jiù ràng wǒ kàn zhège?

我褲子都脫了，你就讓我看這個？

我裤子都脱了，你就让我看这个？

(neologism, slang, humorous) Used to express disappointment after being deceived, such as by a clickbait title.


/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ sz̩³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ sz̩³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 加一秒 (jiāyīmiǎo, “to prolong Jiang Zemin's life by one second”)


藍瘦

/län³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/län³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, humorous) Alternative form of 難受／难受 (nánshòu, “feeling uncomfortable or sad”)


藍瘦香菇

ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨ

ланьшоу сянгу

/län³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/

/laːm²¹ sɐu̯³³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

/län³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/

/laːm²¹ sɐu̯³³ hœːŋ⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

From a viral 2016 clip, in which the brokenhearted Nanning native Wei Yong (韋勇) spoke in heavily accented Mandarin

難受，想哭

难受，想哭

(neologism, slang, humorous) feeling sad; feeling melancholy


酷帥狂霸拽

ㄎㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄞˇ

кушуайкуанбачжуай

/kʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ pä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯aɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) cool, handsome, wild, domineering and assertive (i.e. all the positive qualities of a guy)


法克魷

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English fuck you; one of the Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures.

psm

(neologism, slang, humorous, vulgar) fuck you


開火車

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤɻ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤɻ⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

Sense #2: 嗚／呜 (wū), the onomatopoeia for the train horn, is homophonic with 污 (“dirty”).

(neologism, figurative, slang, humorous) to talk dirty


肥宅快樂餅

ㄈㄟˊ ㄓㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

фэйчжай куайлэ бин

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) pizza


肥宅快樂堡

ㄈㄟˊ ㄓㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄠˇ

фэйчжай куайлэ бао

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Big Mac


肥宅快樂膠

ㄈㄟˊ ㄓㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

фэйчжай куайлэ цзяо

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) an anime-style figurine


手辦

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pän⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ paːn²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰõĩ¹¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pän⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ paːn²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰõĩ¹¹/

Alternative form of 首辦／首办 (“a resin cast prototype”)

alt form

(neologism) garage kit (unassembled, unpainted resin cast)

(neologism, by extension, ACG) figurine (especially of anime-style)


黑槍

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

放黑槍

放黑枪

(neologism, Internet slang, figuratively) a concealed attack at someone's reputation; the act of smearing; defamation


黑槍

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang) to smear; to attack someone's reputation in an concealed effort


長草

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

“I've been long for this limited edition figurine for a long time, and I finally got my hands on it!”

“zhège xiànliàng bǎn shǒubàn wǒ yǐjīng zhǎngcǎo hěn cháng shíjiān le, zhōngyú rùshǒu le!”

「這個限量版手辦我已經長草很長時間了，終於入手了！」

「这个限量版手办我已经长草很长时间了，终于入手了！」

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

"I've always wanted to watch this American TV show, but I've just been too busy to watch it."

“wǒ yīzhí dōu zài chángcǎo zhè bù měijù a, kěxī tài máng le méi shíjiān kàn.”

「我一直都在長草這部美劇啊，可惜太忙了沒時間看。」

「我一直都在长草这部美剧啊，可惜太忙了没时间看。」

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


黑長直

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/

/haːk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/

/haːk̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sɪk̚²/

(neologism, slang, of hair) black, long and straight


不知妻美

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧ ㄇㄟˇ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/

(neologism) to not realise the beauty of one's wife (usually said of Liu Qiangdong)


種草

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) to make someone else long for something, especially a product

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, by extension) to make someone else have a desire to consume a piece of creative work or an entertainment media


雷普

/leɪ̯³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/leɪ̯³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Borrowed from Japanese レイプ (reipu), from English rape.

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) rape; sexual assault


雷普

/leɪ̯³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/leɪ̯³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) to rape; to commit sexual assault

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of 科普 (kēpǔ).


發糖

/fä⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/fä⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

(figurative, neologism, Internet slang, of celebrities, protagonists etc.) to display affection


遊戲性

ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³ sɪŋ³³/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³ sɪŋ³³/


魚脣

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/jyː²¹ sɵn²¹/

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/jyː²¹ sɵn²¹/

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of 愚蠢 (yúchǔn)


很黃很暴力

ㄏㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄣˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ

хэнь хуан хэнь баоли

/xən²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

From the script of a 2007 staged interview from China Central Television set to justify the communist regime's internet purges, uttered by Zhang Shufan, an elementary schoolgirl. It backfired as the obviously staged nature of the interview from the discrepancy between the phrase's complexity and the interviewee's age attracted widespread parody of the phrase by mainland Chinese netizens.

(chiefly Mainland China, neologism, slang) sexually explicit and violent

China Central Television
Communist Party of China
Internet censorship in China


互撕

(neologism, slang) to attack each other; to fight each other; to quarrel


累覺不愛

ㄌㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄞˋ

лэйцзюэбу’ай

/leɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/leɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

A pseudo-chengyu shortened from phrases similar to the one below

I am too tired and I feel like I will not love again.

太累了覺得自己不會再愛了

太累了觉得自己不会再爱了

(neologism, slang) to feel too tired to love any more


吃棗藥丸

ㄔ ㄗㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄢˊ

чицзаояовань

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ wän³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ wän³⁵/

zh-l

遲早要完/迟早要完 (chízǎo yào wán)

(neologism, slang) to be doomed one way or another


鍵盤俠

ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ pʰän³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/kiːn²² pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵ haːp̚²/

/kiːn²² pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵ hɐp̚²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ pʰän³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/kiːn²² pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵ haːp̚²/

/kiːn²² pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵ hɐp̚²/

(neologism, slang) keyboard warrior; internet troll


確認過眼神

ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ

цюэжэнь го яньшэнь

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵/

From a line in JJ Lin's 2008 song Zui Chi Bi (《醉赤壁》); popularized during the Spring Festival in 2018.

(neologism, slang) from what I can see in your eyes; having confirmed it from your eyes; (I) can confidently confirm that ...


涼涼

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lœːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² liaŋ²⁴/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² liaŋ²⁴/

/liaŋ¹³⁻²² liaŋ¹³/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liaŋ²⁴/

/liaŋ²³⁻³³ liaŋ²³/

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lœːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² liaŋ²⁴/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² liaŋ²⁴/

/liaŋ¹³⁻²² liaŋ¹³/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liaŋ²⁴/

/liaŋ²³⁻³³ liaŋ²³/

As a slang term: popularised by the ending theme song of the TV series Eternal Love, whose title was 《涼涼》.

(originally literary, now slang, neologism) deserted; unpopular; (slang) disappointed; downhearted

EdgeHTML已經涼涼了！

EdgeHTML已经凉凉了！

(slang, neologism) be done for; be finished or destroyed; gone for the dogs; curtains (for someone)


還有這種操作

ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

хайю чжэчжун цаоцзо

/xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

хайю чжэйчжун цаоцзо

/xaɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂeɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, originally gaming slang) There's this trick too? / You can even do it like this? / How is this even possible?


鏟屎官

/ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːn³⁵ siː³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːn³⁵ siː³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

(neologism, humorous, self-deprecatory) cat owner


woc

In a pinyin-based input method, typing "woc" will lead to suggestions for 臥槽／卧槽 (wòcáo, “what the fuck”).

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) (astonishment) WTF


布村

/pu⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

(neologism, Australia, slang) Brisbane (a city, the state capital of Queensland, Australia)


追星族

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/

(neologism) fans (of a celebrity); idolaters; groupies


小情緒

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄩˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/


自嗨

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² haːi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² haːi̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to get hyper by oneself; to keep oneself entertained; to amuse oneself


追星

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tui³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tui³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

(neologism) to adore a star; to idolise a celebrity; to worship someone famous


藥娘

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

The 38-year-old Pipi (alias), can be considered as one of the "藥娘" group, is a lecturer of a university in China.

2017 October, 杨皓 (Yang Hao), 《跨性别者:灵魂装错了身体》, in 《检察风云》 [Prosecutorial View], →ISSN, issue 544, page 37

Xiànnián 38 suì de Pípí (huàmíng) kěyǐ suànshì yàoniáng qúntǐ zhōng de yīyuán, mùqián zài Zhōngguó mǒu gāoxiào nèi dānrèn lǎoshī de zhíwù.

現年38歲的皮皮（化名）可以算是藥娘群體中的一員，目前在中國某高校內擔任老師的職務。

现年38岁的皮皮（化名）可以算是药娘群体中的一员，目前在中国某高校内担任老师的职务。

2018, 江一凡 (Jiang Yifan), 《话语与策略 ——上海市跨性别群体的一项质性研究》 [Discorses and Strategies- A Qualitative Study of Transgenders in Shanghai] (thesis), Shanghai: East China University of Science and Technology, page 3

Rúguǒ gèngwèi xìzhì dì huàfēn, kuàxìngbié qúntǐ de fànchóu yě xiàngdāng guǎngfàn, kě jùtǐ bāohán: yàoniáng, kuàxìngbié nǚxìng zhōng, yě yǒu yībùfēn bèi chēngzuò “yàoniáng” de qúntǐ, tāmen tōngguò jīsù zhìliáo, fúyòng yàowù (yīzhǒng bèi chēng zhī wèi “táng” de yàowù) gǎibiàn nèifēnmì yǐ gǎibiàn zìshēn de jīsù shuǐpíng, jìn'ér gǎibiàn zìjǐ de xìngzhēng, ràng zìjǐ shēntǐ zhújiàn jiējìn nǚxìng, dàn yóuyú gèzhǒnggèyàng de yīnsù, jǐnyǒu bùfēn yàoniáng huì shíshī biànxìng shǒushù; […]

如果更為細緻地劃分，跨性別群體的範疇也相當廣泛，可具體包含：藥娘，跨性別女性中，也有一部分被稱作「藥娘」的群體，他們通過激素治療、服用藥物（一種被稱之為「糖」的藥物）改變內分泌以改變自身的激素水平，進而改變自己的性徵，讓自己身體逐漸接近女性，但由於各種各樣的因素，僅有部分藥娘會實施變性手術；[…]

如果更为细致地划分，跨性别群体的范畴也相当广泛，可具体包含：药娘，跨性别女性中，也有一部分被称作「药娘」的群体，他们通过激素治疗、服用药物（一种被称之为「糖」的药物）改变内分泌以改变自身的激素水平，进而改变自己的性征，让自己身体逐渐接近女性，但由于各种各样的因素，仅有部分药娘会实施变性手术；[…]

2019 May 1, 代将来 (Dai Jianglai), 《二次元亚文化对青年群体的影响及对策研究》, in 《产业与科技论坛》 [Industrial & Science Tribune], →ISSN, volume 18, issue 9, page 112

Zài èrcìyuán qúntǐ zhōng chūxiàn yuèláiyuèduō de nǚzhuāng (nánbànnǚzhuāng), wěiniáng shènzhì yàoniáng (kǒufú jīsùlèi yàowù yǐ gǎibiàn nánxìng xìngzhēng) xiànxiàng, zhèng qiānghàizhe qīngnián qúntǐ de shēnfèn jiànkāng.

在二次元群體中出現越来越多的女裝（男扮女装）、偽娘甚至藥娘（口服激素類藥物以改變男性性徵）現象，正戕害著青年群體的身份健康。

在二次元群体中出现越来越多的女装（男扮女装）、伪娘甚至药娘（口服激素类药物以改变男性性征）现象，正戕害着青年群体的身份健康。

(neologism) trans girl who is undergoing HRT


社會人

ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

(neologism, euphemistic) gang member; mobster


西朝鮮

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

China is at the West of North Korea, and is alleged to be increasingly authoritarian.

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous, sarcastic) China

similar view mocking ultranationalism in Vietnam


萌物

/mɐŋ²¹ mɐt̚²/

/mɐŋ²¹ mɐt̚²/

(neologism, slang) cute thing or person; cutie; mascot


損友

/su̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/syːn³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/su̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/syːn³⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

(neologism) teasing friend; close friends who rag on each other


羨嫉恨

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄏㄣˋ

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄣˋ

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ xən⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

/siːn²² t͡sɐt̚² hɐn²²/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ xən⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

/siːn²² t͡sɐt̚² hɐn²²/

羨慕嫉妒恨 羨慕嫉妒恨#Chinese

羡慕嫉妒恨 羡慕嫉妒恨#Chinese

(neologism, slang) Short for 羨慕嫉妒恨／羡慕嫉妒恨 (xiànmù-jídù-hèn, “to admire, envy and hate”).


刷題

/ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵/

/ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to do a large number of exam questions (especially recent ones)


低頭族

/ti⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/tɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚²/

/ti⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/tɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚²/

(neologism, slang) compulsive mobile phone users; smartphone zombies (as a collective)


口胡

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang) to talk nonsense


恐同者

ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


生無可戀

ㄕㄥ ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ lyːn³⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ lyːn³⁵/

(neologism, slang) there is nothing worth yearning for in this life; a life devoid of meaning


沙化

/ʂä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/saː⁵⁵ faː³³/

/ʂä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/saː⁵⁵ faː³³/

/saː⁵⁵ faː³³⁻³⁵/

/saː⁵⁵ faː³³⁻³⁵/


空窗

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, figurative) to be available (for dating etc.); to be on a hiatus


閃約

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/siːm³⁵ jœːk̚³/

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/siːm³⁵ jœːk̚³/


半糖主義

ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ

/pän⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/puːn³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡syː³⁵ jiː²²/

/pän⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/puːn³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡syː³⁵ jiː²²/

The title of a 2003 song by the girl group S.H.E.

(neologism, slang) the doctrine that one should aim for the half level of sweetness, enjoyment, romance, etc. in life, so that the pleasure is always unsatisfied and one is left yearning for more


半糖夫妻

ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ

баньтан фуци

/pän⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/pän⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ fu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) (upper-middle-class) couple who live apart during the work week and only spend weekends together, often as an attempt to keep the romance alive


毀三觀

хуэй саньгуань

/xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

/xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to destroy one's fundamental values; to be jaw-dropping, shocking, surprising, disappointing, etc.


軟妹子

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

(neologism, slang) girly girl; soft and feminine girl


共克時艱

ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

гункэшицзянь

/kʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ²² hɐk̚⁵ siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ²² hɐk̚⁵ siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

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[…]shèhuì gè fāngmiàn tuánjiéyīzhì, qíxīnxiélì, yīfāng yǒunàn, bāfāng zhīyuán, xíngchéng le gòngkèshíjiān de qiángdà hélì; […]

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[…]社会各方面团结一致、齐心协力，一方有难、八方支援，形成了共克时艰的强大合力；[…]

(neologism, officialese) to overcome the present difficulties in a spirit of unity


碧蓮

(neologism, Internet slang) Alternative form of 屄臉／屄脸 (bīliǎn, “cuntface”)


乃們

/naɪ̯²¹⁴ mən⁴/

/naɪ̯²¹⁴ mən⁴/

(neologism, Internet slang, cute-sounding) Alternative form of 你們／你们 (“you (guys)”)


打飛的

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

(neologism, figurative, slang) to catch a flight; to fly to


出戲

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ hei̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ hei̯³³/

(neologism, slang) to be out of the play or drama; to feel disconnected from the plot


本宮

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/puːn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/puːn³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, humorous, feminine) A pretentious first-person pronoun.


舔屏

/tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to “lick the screen” when a person sees something very interesting, moving, sweet, etc. on the computer screen, in the same way a dog licks to express affection


捏他

/ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

/ni̯ɛ⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵/

Clipping of 捏他八雷 (niētābāléi), from Japanese ネタバレ (netabare).


艾特

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰɤ⁵¹/

From English at, the pronunciation of the at symbol (@).

(neologism, slang) to tag, mention or reply to someone (in a chat, in a post on social media, etc.); to @


精神出軌

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

цзиншэнь чугуй

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to cheat on one's partner on an emotional level only, i.e. to have an affair without having sex with others; to have a platonic affair


亞偷情

/jä⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jä⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) to have a platonic affair; to have an emotional affair


傻大粗

/ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) foolish and careless; lacking sophistication or refinement


好基友

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯³⁵ kei̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

(neologism, slang) close friend (especially of the same sex); best friend forever


傻大黑粗

ㄕㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄟ ㄘㄨ

/ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) ugly, bulky and lacking refinement


船戲

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

(slang, euphemistic, neologism) Phonetic modification of 床戲／床戏 (chuángxì).


口癖

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 口癖 (kuchiguse).

(slang, neologism) one's favourite expression; stock phrase; pet phrase


裸博

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) doctorate graduate without any real-world experiences


裸辭

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/lɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/lɔː³⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

(neologism, slang) to resign without having found one's next job


咆哮體

ㄆㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧˇ

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

exclamation mark
exclamation mark#English

(neologism, slang) a style of writing in which virtually all the sentences end in exclamation marks (often multiple)


裸退

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to retire completely from all leadership positions


二奶專家

ㄦˋ ㄋㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ

эрнай чжуаньцзя

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/jiː²² naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/jiː²² naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, derogatory) supposedly independent expert who actually receives benefits for making comments favourable to a particular entity


丁寵家庭

ㄉㄧㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄧㄥˊ

динчун цзятин

/tiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ kaː⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/tiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ kaː⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ²¹/

(neologism, slang) DINK (dual income, no kids) family that adopts a pet to take the place of children


芒果人

ㄇㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄣˊ

/mɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/mɑŋ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

(figurative, neologism, slang) “mango person” (yellow on both the outside and inside), a Chinese person born and/or raised overseas who has not forgotten one's roots, i.e. one who has retained an understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture


裸歸

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, of a person who has studied in a university abroad) to return to one's home country with a diploma, but no work experience or career plan


經濟適用男

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄕˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ

цзинцзишиюннань

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹ nän³⁵/

Based on 經濟適用房／经济适用房 (jīngjìshìyòngfáng, “affordable housing”); from the title of a 2009 novel.

(neologism, slang) “budget husband”, a mediocre man regarded as good enough husband material


灰色技能

ㄏㄨㄟ ㄙㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄥˊ

хуэйсэ цзинэн

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) “grey skills”, referring to soft skills such as drinking, singing karaoke, playing mahjong or poker, etc. that allow a person to establish connections and survive in society


蘿蔔招聘

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄓㄠ ㄆㄧㄣˋ

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄓㄠ ㄆㄧㄥˋ

лобо чжаопинь

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰin⁵¹/

лобо чжаопин

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰiŋ⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰin⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰiŋ⁵¹/

A reference to the idiom 一個蘿蔔一個坑／一个萝卜一个坑 (yī gè luóbo yī gè kēng), “there is a pit for every radish”.

(figurative, neologism, slang) recruitment designed to catch a particular candidate


蝸婚

/wɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/wɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) to continue to live together despite being divorced, owing to the inability to afford separate housing


獨二代

/tu³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² jiː²² tɔːi̯²²/

/tu³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² jiː²² tɔːi̯²²/

(neologism, slang) second-generation only child (under the one-child policy)


艾瑪

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

哎呀媽呀 哎呀媽呀#Chinese

哎呀妈呀 哎呀妈呀#Chinese

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) Alternative form of 哎呀媽呀／哎呀妈呀 (āiya māya)


川字肌

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

川字腹肌 川字腹肌#Chinese

(neologism) Alternative name for 川字腹肌 (chuān-zì fùjī, “six-pack”).


八字乳

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) Alternative name for 八字奶 (bāzìnǎi).


王字肌

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

王字腹肌 王字腹肌#Chinese

(neologism) Alternative name for 王字腹肌 (wáng-zì fùjī, “six-pack”).


王字腹肌

ㄨㄤˊ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧ

ванцзы фуцзи

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(neologism) well-formed abdominal muscles; six-pack; washboard abs


川字腹肌

ㄔㄨㄢ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧ

чуаньцзы фуцзи

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(neologism) well-formed abdominal muscles; six-pack


八字奶

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) 八 (bā)-shaped cleavage in someone wearing a low-cut garment


曬客

/ʂaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/ʂaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) person who shares their daily activities, thoughts, experiences, etc. with others on the Internet


樹洞貼

ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄝ

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) anonymous post online in which the author shares something personal and private


惡趣味

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 悪趣味 (akushumi).

(neologism, slang) bad habit; bad hobby; (sometimes specifically) evil hobby; sexual perversion


馬勒戈壁

ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˋ

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɤ⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɤ⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

A pun on the vulgar phrase. Literally “Mahler Gobi”, a place where the meme animal Grass Mud Horse (草泥馬) lives.

媽了個屄 媽了個屄#Chinese

妈了个屄 妈了个屄#Chinese

(neologism, euphemistic, slang) Alternative form of 媽了個屄／妈了个屄 (mā le ge bī, “damn it”)


糞青

/fən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐn³³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/fən⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/fɐn³³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, derogatory) Alternative name for 憤青／愤青 (fènqīng, “angry youth”).


曬黑族

/ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/saːi̯³³ hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/

/ʂaɪ̯⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/saːi̯³³ hɐk̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/

(neologism, slang) people who use the Internet to help expose or publicise injustice


很好很強大

ㄏㄣˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ

hěn hǎo hěn qiángdà [Phonetic:hénháohěnqiángdà]

хэнь хао хэнь цянда

/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹/

(chiefly Mainland China, neologism, slang) very good very mighty


很傻很天真

ㄏㄣˇ ㄕㄚˇ ㄏㄣˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄣ

hěn shǎ hěn tiānzhēn [Phonetic:hénsháhěntiānzhēn]

хэнь ша хэнь тяньчжэнь

xɛnʹ ša xɛnʹ tjanʹčžɛnʹ

/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

Originally said by singer and actress Gillian Chung after the Edison Chen photo scandal.

(chiefly Mainland China, neologism, slang) very silly very naive


米兔

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu⁵¹/

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu⁵¹/

(～運動) (neologism, informal) #MeToo (feminist movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault)


big膽

/pi⁵¹ g̊ə¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi⁵¹ g̊ə¹ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

A partial calque into English of 大膽／大胆 (dàdǎn, “bold, daring”).

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) daring; bold


二哈

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xä⁵⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ xä⁵⁵/

Composed of dialectal Mandarin 二 (èr) + clipping of 哈士奇 (hāshìqí). 二 (èr) here means "stupid" in dialectal Mandarin, referring to the husky dog's ridiculous behavior.

哈士奇 (hāshìqí)

二哈和他的白猫师尊 ("the Husky and his White Cat Shizun", a popular webnovel)

(Mainland China, slang, neologism, humorous) husky (dog)


嗨森

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

Jocular approximation of Cantonese 開心／开心 (hoi¹ sam¹).

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 開心／开心 (kāixīn, “happy”)


喜當爹

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, sarcastic, of a man) to have a wife or girlfriend who bears or raises children of other men


本屌

/pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, vulgar, slang, self-deprecatory, humorous) I


取匿

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to remove the anonymity on a post that one originally made anonymously


正宮

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, humorous) lawfully wedded wife (as opposed to a mistress)


互口

/xu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang, of two people) to perform oral sex on each other


榴槤族

ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨˊ

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹ t͡sʊk̚²/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ t͡su³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ liːn²¹ t͡sʊk̚²/

(neologism, slang) people in the workplace who have been working for many years but are hard to get along with


國豬

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

國足／国足 (guózú)

(neologism, slang, derogatory) the useless China national football team


喬幫主

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Originally the title for Qiao Feng (喬峰), a fictional character from a wuxia novel by Jin Yong. The epithet 幫主／帮主 (bāngzhǔ) roughly means "chief, lord" and thus this term is used humorously to refer to celebrities whose name begins with the character 喬／乔 (qiáo) in Chinese.

幫主／帮主 (bāngzhǔ)

(neologism, slang) Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple Inc.)

(neologism, slang) Michael Jordan (American former professional basketball player)


五美分

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵/

From 五毛 (wǔmáo, “Internet users allegedly paid by the Chinese government or the Communist Party of China”); from allegations that the United States government pays shills to post comments in favour of it.

(neologism, slang, derogatory) Alternative name for 美分 (měifēn, “Internet user paid by foreign governments or parties, especially those of the United States, to post comments”).


火星帖

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) extremely old Internet post


儲精罐

ㄔㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄢˋ

ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄢˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, derogatory, offensive) promiscuous woman; cum dumpster


留爪

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, Internet slang) to leave a post or reply to signal that one was here


亞麻跌

ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

/jä⁵¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/jä⁵¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) Synonym of 亞美爹／亚美爹 (yàměidiē, “please stop”)


迷之

/mi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) a mysterious kind or level of; mysterious; mystifying; inexplicable


先森

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang, cute-sounding) Alternative form of 先生 (xiānshēng, “sir”)


元芳

/ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

From 元芳，你怎麼看／元芳，你怎么看 (Yuánfāng, nǐ zěnme kàn, “Yuanfang, what’s your opinion?”); see there for more.

(neologism, slang, humorous) person whom one consults for opinions and advice, especially when in suspicion of something


元芳，你怎麼看

ㄋㄧˇ ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄎㄢˋ

Yuánfāng, nǐ zěnme kàn [Phonetic:yuánfāng,nízěnmekàn]

ни цзэньмэ кань

/ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ kʰän⁵¹/

A catchphrase from the television series Amazing Detective Di Renjie, where the main detective character often used this phrase when asking Li Yuanfang, his assistant, for opinion when cracking a mysterious crime or conspiracy.

(neologism, slang, humorous) A phrase for soliciting another person's opinion, especially on a matter that one finds suspicious or questionable.


友盡

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to reach the end of one's friendship (with someone)


賣腐

/maɪ̯⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) to feature scenes of bromance or male homosexuality for publicity


基片

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/


死忠粉

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


忠粉

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


丁日

Orthographic borrowing from English JB, initialism of Justin Bieber.

/tiŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/tiŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

(neologism, fandom slang) Justin Bieber (Canadian singer-songwriter)


丁日

Orthographic borrowing from Mandarin JB, initialism of 雞巴／鸡巴 (jība, “cock; penis; dick”).

/tiŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/tiŋ⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

(neologism, slang, vulgar) cock; penis; dick


公放

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹/

(neologism) to play sound (on a phone, pad or other mobile device) through speakers (rather than the telephone receiver or earphones)


視姦

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

(neologism, Internet slang) to watch someone on social media in a way that makes them uncomfortable


吃藕

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


黑五

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism) Black Friday (the shopping day)


尬笑

/kä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(neologism, slang) to laugh awkwardly; to force a smile


尬唱

/kä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/kä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/


塑料姐妹花

ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚ

суляо цземэйхуа

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

Blend of 塑料花 (sùliàohuā, “plastic flowers”) + 姐妹花 (jiěmèihuā, “pair of flower-like loving sisters”).

We are "plastic sister flowers" — Our relationship is fake, but will never wither!

Wǒmen shì sùliàor jiěmèihuār — wǒmen de gǎnqíng suī jiǎ, què yǒng bù diāoxiè!

我們是塑料兒姐妹花兒——我們的感情雖假，卻永不凋謝！

我们是塑料儿姐妹花儿——我们的感情虽假，却永不凋谢！

(neologism, slang) women who claim to be BFFs but actually do not act in the best interest of each other


尬舞

/kä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) to battle each other in street dance


尬舞

Reinterpretation of etymology 1's characters as short for 尷尬跳舞. The interpretation first appeared in Mainland China as the country is dominated by Mandarin Chinese and are unaware of the original meaning in Hokkien. In recent years, this interpretation gradually spread back to Taiwan through popular culture.

/kä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


同婚

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ fɐn⁵⁵/

/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ hun⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

同性婚姻 同性婚姻#Chinese

(neologism, slang) Short for 同性婚姻 (tóngxìng hūnyīn, “same-sex marriage”).


微小說

ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

ㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛㄦ

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔɻ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/


萌萌

/mɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/

/mɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/

Likely from the homophonic 盟 (méng) in the names of anti-LGBT organisations, such as 真愛盟, 護家盟 and 信望盟.

Everyone says I am a good person, but I am actually a bad person; in fact, I am a great villain in the eyes of homophobes.

2019, 麥郁杰, 祁家威：平權理想家, in Gentlemen's Quarterly (國際中文版), number 279, page 155, quoting 祁家威 [Chi Chia-wei]

Dàjiā dōu shuō wǒ shì hǎorén, dàn wǒ qíshí shì yī ge huàirén, érqiě shì méngméng yǎnzhōng de dà èrén.

大家都說我是好人，但我其實是一個壞人，而且是萌萌眼中的大惡人。

大家都说我是好人，但我其实是一个坏人，而且是萌萌眼中的大恶人。

(Taiwan, neologism, derogatory) anti-LGBT person or organisation; homophobe


奶思

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


佛系

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/fɐt̚² hɐi̯²²/

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/fɐt̚² hɐi̯²²/

Supposedly resembling a practitioner of Zen Buddhism.

佛系青年

(slang, neologism, of a person) lacking ambition and desire for money or success; satisfied with a simple life; abstinent


港真

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

港真，這個地方兒好玩兒嗎？

港真，这个地方儿好玩儿吗？

(Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, slang) to tell the truth


生猴子

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

我要為他生猴子！

我要为他生猴子！

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, humorous) to bear a child


三哥

/sän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang) Indian male; Indian people; India


秒懂

/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) “to understand in a second”; to understand immediately


香會

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² hue²²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² hue²²/

香格里拉對話會 w:zh:香格里拉對話會

(neologism) Short for 香格里拉對話會 (“The Shangri-La Dialogue”).


紅教

/xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ kaːu̯³³/

/xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ kaːu̯³³/


發車

/fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/faːt̚³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/fä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/faːt̚³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, of a 老司機) to share resource that is precious and usually illegal with others


C位

/seɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/si³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/

/seɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/siː⁵⁵ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/si³³⁻²³ ui¹¹/

"C" from English carry or center + 位 (wèi, “position”). Originated in game Defense of the Ancients (DotA) before 2010.

(neologism, games) carry position, the role who deals most damage at late game

to debut as the most prominent character (in an idol group, etc.)

C位出道

(neologism, slang) the most prominent position in a group photo


槓精

/kɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/kɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

From 抬槓／抬杠 (táigàng, “to argue for the sake of arguing or for no reason; to bicker”) and 精 (jīng, “to be proficient; to be expert at”).

(neologism, slang) person who argues for the sake of arguing; contrarian; opinionated or self-righteous person


土味情話

ㄊㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

тувэй цинхуа

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/


土味

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² bi²²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ bi³³/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ bi³³/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² bi²²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ bi³³/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ bi³³/

(neologism, slang) countryside-style; old-fashioned; cringeworthy or cheesy


老濕

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, humorous) Alternative form of 老師／老师 (lǎoshī, “teacher”)


打擾了

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/

(slang, neologism, humorous) used to joke that one is leaving a conversation as one cannot tolerate the pretentious behaviour of the interlocutor


官宣

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Short for 官方宣布 (guānfāng xuānbù), coined by Zhao Liying on October 16, 2018.

(Internet slang, neologism) to officially announce


英年早婚

ㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄣ

инняньцзаохунь

/iŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

(slang, neologism) beautiful people getting married at an early age to the disappointment of their admirers


教科書式

ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄜ ㄕㄨ ㄕˋ

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(slang, neologism, attributive) textbook-example


大豬蹄子

ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄧˊ ˙ㄗ

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ tʰi³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

(slang, neologism, derogatory, sexist) an undesirable man


給跪了

ㄍㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ

/keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

/keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

Ellipsis of 我給您跪下了/我给您跪下了 (wǒ gěi nín guìxià le, “I kneel in front of you”).

我給您跪下了/我给您跪下了

(slang, neologism) used to express admiration for someone


家裡有礦

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ

jiālǐ yǒu kuàng [Phonetic:jiālíyǒukuàng]

цзяли ю куан

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


皮一下

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pʰi³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

Shortened from 皮一下你快樂嗎？ (pí yīxià nǐ kuàilè ma, “you're naughty, you happy now?”)


真香

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

From 2014 TV show X-Change (season 8), on which Wang Jingze said:
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at first, but after only 2 hours he said 真香 (zhēn xiāng, “really fragrant”) when he was having supper.

I, Wang Jingze, would rather starve, die outside, or jump out of this building than eat food you give!

Wǒ Wáng Jìngzé jiùshì èsǐ, sǐ wàibiān, cóng zhè tiào xiàqù, (yě) bùhuì chī nǐmen yīdiǎn dōngxī!

我王境澤就是餓死，死外邊，從這跳下去，（也）不會吃你們一點東西！

我王境泽就是饿死，死外边，从这跳下去，（也）不会吃你们一点东西！

(Internet slang, neologism) used to describe someone doing something that he or she had previously sworn never to do


做頭髮

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ˙ㄈㄚ

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄈㄚˇ

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ fä³/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ fä³/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(slang, neologism, euphemistic, of a person in a relationship) to have an extramarital affair; to cheat on one's partner; to be unfaithful


高能

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

/kou̯⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

/kou̯⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

(slang, neologism) highly exciting, informative or revealing


大賣

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ be²²/

/tua³³⁻²¹ be³³/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ be²²/

/tua³³⁻²¹ be³³/

(slang, neologism) to sell well; to do well in sales; to sell like hot cakes


字母圈

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

The word SM (áisi áimu) contains two letters (字母).

(Mainland China, slang, neologism, euphemistic) S&M circle; community of sadomasochists


老川

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵/

From 老 (“a prefix used before surnames to refer to heads or elder members of families”), and 川普 (“Trump”).

(American (1980–), neologism, endearing) Donald Trump


試錯

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰo²¹³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰo²¹³/


擼妝

/lu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


辣麼

Mimicking Chinese dialects lacking a distinction between /l/ and /n/.

(neologism, slang) Alternative form of 那麼／那么 (nàme, “so; like that”)


空虛寂寞冷

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄥˇ

ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄥˇ

кунсюйцзимолэн

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From the lyrics of Sandy Lam's song Anger (放縱) in the album Self-Indulgence:
:
Later quoted in and popularized through Stephen Chow's movie Hail the Judge.

ngo⁵ hung¹ heoi¹, ngo⁵ zik⁶ mok⁶, ngo⁵ dung³

我空虛 我寂寞 我凍

我空虚 我寂寞 我冻

(neologism, slang) (spiritually) empty, lonely and cold

Hail the Judge
Sandy Lam
Self-Indulgence (album)
Stephen Chow


婊砸

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥ä⁴/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥ä⁴/

(neologism, slang, vulgar) Alternative form of 婊子 (biǎozi, “bitch; prostitute”)