Tag Archives: slang
Between Languages 014: From Dog’s Blood to Dog Whistling
Between Languages #14 Words of the Week 1. 狗血 gǒuxuè, gǒuxuě, gǒuxiě 2.接地气 jiē dìqì 3. 外协 wàixié 4. 翻车 fānchē 5. 屌丝 diǎosī 6. ASMR /ˌeɪɛsɛmɑːr/ 7. keyboard warrior /ˈkiːbɔːd ˈwɒrɪə/ 8. feels /fiːls/ 9. doomscrolling /duːm ˈskrəʊlɪŋ/ 10. dog whistling /dɒɡ ˈwɪs(ə)lɪŋl/
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 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 007: From Chicken Soup to Echo Chambers
Between Languages #7 Words of the Week 1. 雞湯 jītāng 2. 看戲 kànxì 3. 佛系 fóxì 4. 辣眼睛 là yǎnjing 5. 自媒體 zìméitǐ 6. red-pill /rɛdpɪl/ 7. anti-vaxxer /ˈantivaksə/ 8. youthquake /ˈjuːθkweɪk/ 9. cringe /krɪnʒ/ 10. echo chamber /ˈɛkəʊ ˈtʃeɪmbə/
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 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/
Top 111 Chinese Slang from 2008 to 2018
Happy New Year! To see in the New Year I thought I’d share with you a list of the Top 111 Chinese slang expressions from 2008 to 2018 I’ve compiled. Note: I refuse to include meaningless terms like “duang” and “skr”. Sorry. Look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions. I’m sure some of the […]
Random Trivia #12 – Interesting Conditions
Test your English and Chinese vocabulary level! See how many of these words you can guess. Today’s theme is interesting conditions. Here’s a tip: most of them (but not all) end in 病 bìng (“sickness”) or 症 zhèng (“disease”). Also note many of these are new and popular expressions in Chinese, and some do not […]
33 Funny Words in Chinese
Let’s try something a bit lighter today. Here’s 33 words in Chinese I’ve collected over the years that I think are pretty funny when translated literally. Some of them also reveal a little bit about Chinese culture and thinking. Enjoy! 33 Funny Words in Chinese A computer is an “electric brain” (电脑). A cactus is […]
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