Chinglish Dictionary

Very classic, very OK

非常经典，非常ok

A casual online praise phrase to highly approve of something, saying it is timeless and perfect.

Cry poor

哭穷

A Chinglish expression used to describe the behavior of deliberately complaining about being poor or pretending to be sh...

You see you

你看看你

A teasing phrase used to point out someone's mistake or embarrassing situation. Humorously implies "look what you did!".

Kill chicken, warn monkey

杀鸡儆猴

To punish someone as a warning to others. A famous Chinese idiom literally translated, often used in business and manage...

Stir fried water spinach

炒空心菜

A simple home-style Chinese vegetable dish made by stir-frying water spinach with garlic, chili, or fermented bean curd,...

Brain hole

脑洞

An imaginative or creative idea, often weird or funny. Chinese internet slang for "what if" scenarios.

Iron egg

铁蛋

A Taiwanese snack of eggs stewed in soy sauce until dark and chewy. The literal name became famous among foreign visitor...

Don't like don't spray

不喜勿喷

A common expression on Chinese social platforms and video comment areas, meaning that if you don't like my content, opin...

Pull the tiger's teeth

虎口拔牙

To do something extremely risky, especially in business. A Chinese idiom literally translated.

You have illness

你有病

A confrontational Chinglish phrase directly translated from Chinese internet slang, used to accuse others of being unrea...

Emoji tea

表情包

Chinese internet slang for memes and sticker sets. Literally "expression package" — a collection of emoticons used in so...

Dragon's beard candy

龙须糖

A traditional Chinese candy made from pulled sugar into thousands of thin threads, resembling a dragon's beard. The lite...

Fragrant but also smelly

香飘十里，臭名远扬

A poetic Chinglish description of durian fruit — strong smell but delicious taste. Classic food market description.

White rabbit candy

大白兔奶糖

A typical Chinglish expression referring to the classic Chinese milk candy brand White Rabbit, translated directly from ...

The leadership values this highly

领导层高度重视这件事

Formal business English sentence, used to describe that company management and leaders attach great importance to a cert...

Face scan pay

扫脸支付

A Chinglish expression used in Chinese daily life to refer to facial recognition payment, formed by direct word‑for‑word...

Let's align our expectations

我们对齐一下预期吧

Modern workplace buzzword English expression, used for teams, clients and partners to unify goal cognition, effect expec...

Smelly but tasty

闻着臭吃着香

Describes food that smells awful but tastes amazing. Classic Chinese culinary philosophy directly translated.

Receive a dumpling

吃饺子

A misinterpretation of "receive an award" due to similar pronunciation. Classic translation fail from Chinese award cere...

One knife two pieces

一刀两断

Means to cut ties cleanly or end something decisively. A literal translation of the Chinese idiom.