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Knowledge is power – and so is social status. So it should be no surprise that the two go hand-in-hand.
by Mia Li, 15 February 2017
Xiao Touming are the poor souls who don't draw attention to themselves and are largely ignored in social situations.
by Mia Li, 19 January 2017
A shenshou dang is someone who, instead of looking things up for themselves, insists on bothering others by asking them for information.
by Mia Li, 22 December 2016
Rensheng yingjia – literally 'life winner' – refers to those who are successful from the start.
by Mia Li, 04 October 2016
Originally a Cantonese word, laonü began as a derogatory term for any poor young women in China who came to rich cities to find a partner.
by Mia Li, 22 June 2016
How did goudai – which means dog leash – come to mean 'go die'?
by Mia Li, 28 April 2016
How 'crooked nuts' became the word for foreigners.
by Mia Li, 31 March 2016
You city folk know how to have fun.
by Mia Li, 12 January 2016
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