Slang Name：You don't bird me, I don't bird you
Chinese：你不鸟我，我也不鸟你
Type：Internet Slang / Chinglish Slang
English：
"You don't bird me, I don't bird you" is a literal translation of the Chinese slang "你不鸟我，我也不鸟你" (nǐ bù niǎo wǒ, wǒ yě bù niǎo nǐ), where "bird" (鸟) is used as a verb meaning "to pay attention to." It means "if you ignore me, I'll ignore you too." One of the most creative uses of animal words in Chinglish.
中文：
"You don't bird me, I don't bird you" 是中文俚语"你不鸟我，我也不鸟你"的直译，"鸟"在这里作动词表示"理睬"。意思是你如果不理我，那我也不理你。中式英语中动物名词用作动词的经典创意。
In Chinese internet slang, "鸟" (bird) is used as a verb meaning "to care about" or "to pay attention to." The literal translation creates a wonderfully absurd image of birds ignoring each other. This phrase became popular on Chinese social media and was adopted by English speakers as a classic example of Chinglish animal metaphors.
📌 Example 1
After an argument:
A: "She hasn't texted me in three days."
B: "You don't bird me, I don't bird you. That's how it works."
吵架后：
A："她三天没给我发消息了。"
B："你不鸟我，我也不鸟你呗。"
📌 Example 2
At the office:
"He completely ignored my email."
"Well, you don't bird me, I don't bird you. Send it again tomorrow."
在办公室：
"他完全无视了我的邮件。"
"你不鸟我我也不鸟你，明天再发一遍。"
📌 Example 3
Online gaming:
"Teammate won't respond and keeps feeding."
"Fine, you don't bird me, I don't bird you. I'm muting him."
网络游戏：
"队友不理人还一直送人头。"
"行，你不鸟我我也不鸟你，我屏蔽他。"
📌 Example 4
When a friend is ghosting you:
"He used to reply instantly. Now nothing. You don't bird me..."
"I don't bird you. Classic."
被朋友冷落时：
"他以前秒回，现在什么都不说。你不鸟我……"
"我也不鸟你。经典。"
📌 Example 5
Teaching a foreigner:
"In Chinese we say 'bird' as a verb. Isn't that funny?"
"You don't bird me? That's actually brilliant."
教外国人：
"中文里"鸟"可以当动词用，是不是很好笑？"
"你不鸟我？这个其实很妙。"
📌 Example 6
Captioning a photo of two birds:
"Literally: you don't bird me, I don't bird you."
"Those birds do look like they're ignoring each other."
给一张两只鸟的照片配文：
"字面意思：你不鸟我我也不鸟你。"
"这两只鸟看起来确实在互相不理。"
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