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
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漂老族(piāo lǎo zú) drifting parents Chinese parents who move temporarily to large cities wher their adult children work in order
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三手烟(sān shǒu yān) third-hand smoke It refers to cigarette particles or the odor remaining in furniture, clothing, hair or skin.