บล็อก

速食婚姻(sù shí hūn yīn)
instant marriage
The term refers to a very quick marriage between two people who only started their relationship a short time ago. This term comes from instant noodles, which are fast to make to satisfy one’s hunger but don’t contain much nutrition.

向日葵族(xiàng rì kuí zú)
sunflower clan
The term is used to refer to people who, just like a sunflower, always look on the bright side of life and are resilient to pressure as they easily forget about unhappiness. They are different to the “strawberry clan,” people who don’t handle pressure or setbacks well even though they look good.

男人月经期(nán rén yuè jīng qī)
manstruation
It is said that men experience psychological menstruation, which can be seen by a periodic bad temper, low mood and lack of interest in romance and sex.

微博保姆(wēi bó bǎo mǔ)
microblog operations administrator  
It is a nickname for someone who maintains a company’s microblog. The person tries to create topics to attract more followers while also explaining negative comments about the firm. The Chinese term literally translates as microblog housemaid.

笃定(dǔ  dìng)

假自闭(jiǎ zì bì)
pseud-autism
Some office workers show symptoms of autism at home after a hard day or week’s work, such as reluctance to communicate and socialize with others and a tendency to sleep in or indulge in watching TV or surfing the Internet. But psychotherapists say these are fake autistic symptoms and can be cured by joining outdoor activities and confiding in close friends.
 
亲情AA制(qīn qíng AA zhì)
go home, go dutch
Many young couples, both from one-child families, in China, especially those who work far away from their hometowns, face the hard choice before the Spring Festival of choosing whose parents to stay with during the festival that values family reunion. Some couples agree that they will each visit his or her parents separately.

网堡(wǎng bǎo)
internest
The word is a combination of “internet” and “nest,” referring to blankets, pillows, duvets and comfy objects a nethead gathers in preparation for spending a long time on the internet. Another meaning is the place where new internet connections are born.

刻格薄(kè gé bó)
meany, acrid, sharp-tongued
The term refers jokingly to those meanies who often throw harsh words or behave unkindly towards others. The term is pronounced the same as KGB, the former national security agency of the Soviet Union, in Chinese.

事实婚姻(shì shí hūn yīn)
de facto marriage
The term refers to a certain marriage state in which a couple lives together in conjugal relations without a wedding registration and regardless of whether a ceremony was held or not. Such marriage is illegal in a stricter sense.