233
二三三
An internet onomatopoeia for laughter, equivalent to "hahaha", representing hearty and uncontrollable laughter.
666
六六六
An internet slang expressing admiration, awesomeness, excellence or approval, commonly used in gaming and online chats.
Sit on mountain watch tiger fight
坐山观虎斗
Sit back and watch opponents fight each other
Smelly shameless
臭不要脸
Shameless; brazen; thick-skinned (insult)
no can no bb的意思
不能就别哔哔
If you can't do it, don't talk trash
Involution / Neijuan的意思
内卷的意思
Excessive internal competition with diminishing returns
Da Dian, Xin Sui Le
大点,心碎了
"Large size, heart broken" — meme about expensive portions
YYDS
永远的神
GOAT (Greatest Of All Time); eternal god
996 work system
996工作制
9am-9pm, 6 days a week work schedule
Beat worker
打工人
Working-class person; self-deprecating term for laborers
Touch fish in chinese
摸鱼
Slacking off at work; pretending to work
Dog blood spray
狗血喷头
Overly dramatic, sensationalized; melodramatic plot
Sha diao
沙雕
Pinyin of Chinese "shā diào", a humorous and self-deprecating internet slang; originally a derogatory term, now evolved ...
Deja vu / Ji du
既视感 / 嫉妒
Dual-meaning Chinglish: "Deja vu" means the feeling of having experienced the current scene before; "Ji du" is pinyin fo...
Green hat
绿帽子
A culturally specific Chinglish phrase from Chinese custom, referring to a person whose spouse is unfaithful and cheats;...
Shen jing bing
神经病
Pinyin of Chinese "shén jīng bìng", a commonly used internet slang; originally a medical term for neurological diseases,...
White rich beauty
白富美
A Chinese Internet term used to describe a woman who is white in skin, rich in family or personal wealth, and beautiful ...
Water post
水帖
A term in Chinese online forums and post bars, referring to posts with no substantive content, meaningless, purely for p...
Silent cry / Silent weep
默默哭泣 / 破防
Chinglish describing emotional state: meaning to cry silently, secretly and without making a sound; also refers to psych...
Smelly shameless-you're shameless
臭不要脸
Shameless; brazen; thick-skinned (insult)
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