"內卷" meaning in All languages combined

See 內卷 on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /neɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /nɔːi̯²² kyːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /neɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /nɔːi̯²² kyːn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: nèijuǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], noi⁶ gyun² [Cantonese, Jyutping], nèijuǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nèijyuǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], nei⁴-chüan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nèi-jywǎn [Mandarin, Yale], neyjeuan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], нэйцзюань [Mandarin, Palladius], nɛjczjuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], noih gyún [Cantonese, Yale], noi⁶ gyn² [Cantonese, Pinyin], noi⁶ gün² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: Calque of English involution, from its Latin roots. This sense was coined in Agricultural Involution: The Processes of Ecological Change in Indonesia (1963) by Clifford Geertz, as an antonym of evolution, where Geertz observed Javanese and Balinese rice farmers failed to transit from labor-intensive farming to capital-intensive farming, but rather developing intensive competition that does not increase productivity. Etymology templates: {{calque|zh|en|involution}} Calque of English involution, {{m|en|evolution}} evolution Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 內卷
  1. (economics, social sciences, of a society or nation) to stop developing or progressing despite intense inner competition Categories (topical): Economics, Social sciences
    Sense id: en-內卷-zh-verb-RE8BNlV2 Topics: economics, human-sciences, science, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
  2. (neologism, slang) to be in a state of increased competition for limited resources, requiring great effort to stay ahead Tags: neologism, slang
    Sense id: en-內卷-zh-verb-cu8jsjaY Categories (other): Chinese neologisms
  3. (neologism, slang) to study harder or work longer as a result of intense competition among peers Tags: neologism, slang
    Sense id: en-內卷-zh-verb-QM4XD3x2 Categories (other): Chinese neologisms, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 25 23 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: , 卷王 (juǎnwáng)

Alternative forms

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      "zh-pron": "nèijuǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄢˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "noi⁶ gyun²"
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      "zh-pron": "nèijyuǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "nei⁴-chüan³"
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      "zh-pron": "nèi-jywǎn"
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "nèijuǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄢˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "nèijyuǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "nei⁴-chüan³"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "nèi-jywǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "neyjeuan"
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      "zh-pron": "нэйцзюань"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "nɛjczjuanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/neɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "noih gyún"
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      "zh-pron": "noi⁶ gyn²"
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      "zh-pron": "noi⁶ gün²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/nɔːi̯²² kyːn³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/neɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɔːi̯²² kyːn³⁵/"
    }
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    "Clifford Geertz"
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  "word": "內卷"
}

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