Tag: Buzzwords

宅内族(zhái nèi zú) Indoors-keepers Home geeks with positive attitudes. They advocate a thrifty, do-it-yourself lifestyle due to the economic downturn

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吃生活(chī shēng huó) To be beaten up, be hit (accidently) This phrase has two parts: the first part 吃 ,

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火锅婚姻(huǒ guō hūn yīn) hotpot marriage Chinese netizens have compared marriage to the hotpot, wher the romantic love before marriage

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恐归族（kǒng guī zú） home-going phobia clan The term refers to people who plan to return home for the annual

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炒冷饭(chǎo lěng fàn) Rehash, repeat old content, flogging a dead horse Shanghai locals are mostly rice eaters. So, if there’s

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豆腐渣婚姻(dòu fu zhā hūn yīn) jerry-built marriage Some people have described the marriage of a rising number of young couples

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3Q战争(sān Q zhàn zhēng) 360-QQ Battle The term refers to a battle over alleged unfair business practices between Tencent, operator

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拆毁性建设(chāi huǐ xìng jiàn shè) destructive construction Some officials have criticized the vicious cycle of unnecessarily digging up streets and

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促狭(cō kē) (Shanghainese phrase) Tricky, mean, sinister, vicious, hard to deal with Many say this is another pidgin English term

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限购令(xiàn gòu lìng) restriction on house purchase The term refers to a regulation by 11 cities’ governments that forbids residents