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Between Languages 013: From Big Babies to Unicorns
Between Languages #13 Words of the Week 1. 巨嬰 jùyīng 2.天菜 tiāncài 3. 背锅 bēiguō 4. 奇葩 qípā 5. 山寨 shānzhài 6. ghost /ɡəʊst/ (v.) 7. misinformation /ˌmɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ 8. disinformation /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ 9. neurodiversity /ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)dɪˈvəːsɪti/ 10. unicorn /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/
Between Languages 012: From Back-up Partners to Game Changers
Between Languages #12 Words of the Week 1. 備胎 bèitāi 2. 薅羊毛 hāoyángmáo 3. 奧利給 àolìgěi 4. 賣萌 màiménɡ 5. 魔性 móxìng 6. salty /ˈsɔːlti/ 7. hopeium /ˈhəʊpɪəm/ 8. copium /ˈkəʊpɪəm/ 9. mic drop /mʌɪk drɒp/ 10. game changer /ɡeɪm ˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒə/
Between Languages 011: From Flags to Side Hustles
Between Languages #11 Words of the Week 1. flag 2. 丧文化 sàngwénhuà 3. 带节奏 dài jiézòu 4. 吐槽 tǔcáo, tùcáo 5. 飒 sà 6. patient zero /ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt ˈzɪərəʊ/ 7. rat-licker /rat ˈlɪkər/ 8. blursday /bləːzdeɪ/ 9. revenge bedtime procastination /rɪˈvɛn(d)ʒ ˈbɛdtʌɪm prə(ʊ)ˌkrastɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ 10. side hustle /sʌɪd ˈhʌs(ə)l/
Between Languages 010: From Licking Dogs to Brain Fogs
Between Languages #10 Words of the Week 1. 舔狗 tiǎngǒu 2. 安利 ānlì 3. 田園女權 tiányuán nǚquán 4. 文藝青年 wényì qīngnián 5. 暴風哭泣 bàofēngkūqì 6. binge-watch /bɪn(d)ʒ wɒtʃ/ 7. snowflake /ˈsnəʊfleɪk/ 8. fracking /ˈfrakɪŋ/ 9. hot take /hɒt teɪk/ 10. brain fog /breɪn fɒɡ/
Between Languages 009: From Dry Goods to Fatbergs
Between Languages #9 Words of the Week 1. 干货 gānhuò 2. 云监工 yúnjiāngōng 3. 不约而同 bùyuē’értóng 4. 打call dǎ-kōu, dǎ-kāo 5. 车厘子自由 chēlízi, chēlízǐ 6. clickbait /ˈklɪkbeɪt/ 7. plogging /plɒɡɪŋ/ 8. non-binary /nɒn ˈbʌɪnəri/ 9. hangry / ˈhaŋɡri/ 10. fatberg /ˈfatbəːɡ/
Between Languages 008: From Heroes in Harm’s Way to Catfish
Between Languages #8 Words of the Week 1. 逆行者 nìxíngzhě 2. 开车 kāichē 3. 拟车无据 yíchēwújù 4. 真香 zhēn xiāng 5. 杠精 gàngjīng 6. Dracula sneeze /ˈdrakjʊlə sniːz/ 7. influencer /ˈɪnflʊənsə/ 8. post-truth /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈtruːθ/ 9. columbusing /kəˈlʌmbəsɪŋ/ 10. catfish /ˈkatfɪʃ/
Between Languages 006: From Rainbow Farts to Deep Fakes
Between Languages #6 Words of the Week 1. 彩虹屁 cǎihóngpì 2. 飯圈 fànquān 3. 白嫖 báipiáo 4. C位 sēi-wèi 5. 涼涼 liángliáng 6. dox(x) 7. rewild(ing) 8. bailout 9. vocal fry 10. deepfake
Between Languages 005: Words for 2021
Between Languages #5 Words for 2021 In this episode I share the second part of the Guardian poll which asked readers to select words to describe this year (2020) and the one coming up (2021). Chinese translations are provided where necessary. 1. better /ˈbɛtə/ 2. hope /həʊp/, hopeful /ˈhəʊpfʊl/ 3. worse /wəːs/ 4. uncertain /ʌnˈsəːt(ə)n/ […]
Between Languages 003: From Dark Materials to Mukbangs
Between Languages #3 Words of the Week 1. 黑料 hēiliào 2. 社畜 shèchù 3. 瑞思拜 ruìsībài 4. 尬舞 gàwǔ 5. 懷孕 huáiyùn as in 耳朵怀孕了 (ěrduo huáiyùn le) 6. twerk(ing) /twəːkɪŋ/ 7. cancel culture /ˈkans(ə)l ˈkʌltʃə/ 8. fear of missing out /fɪə ɒv ˈmɪsɪŋ aʊt/ (FOMO) (/ˈfəʊməʊ/) 9. spill the tea /spɪl ðə tiː/ 10. mukbang […]
Between Languages 002: From Pick-up Artists to Photobombs
Between Languages #2 Words of the Week 1. 上头 shàngtóu 2. 实锤 shíchuí 3. 渣男 zhānán 4. 鱼塘 yútáng 5. 海王 hǎiwáng 6. social death /ˈsəʊʃ(ə)l dɛθ/ 7. whataboutery /wɒtəˈbaʊtəri/ 8. gaslighting /ˈɡaslʌɪtɪŋ/ 9. dark pattern /dɑːk ˈpat(ə)n/ 10. photobomb /ˈfəʊtəʊbɒm/
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