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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
Here's a look back at some notable Chinese slang words from 2019.
by That's, 26 December 2019
Sometimes, when you make an offhand comment or are just thinking out loud, a certain type of person assumes that you mean things you don’t, or goes hunting for the ‘hidden motives.’...
by Mia Li, 21 January 2020
Literally meaning 'map cannon,' ditupao is the act of attacking individuals or groups based purely on where they are from.
by Mia Li, 16 May 2017
Literally meaning “to gnaw off the elderly,” kenlao is the reluctant choice of millions of young people in China today.
by Mia Li, 21 May 2018
Here's a look back at some notable Chinese slang words from 2017.
by That's, 29 December 2017
Welcome to the hyper-corporate and hyper-consumerist China, where names of international conglomerates and their business models are everyday verbs.
by Mia Li, 22 January 2019
Jitang is bite-sized content that tells us all our problems will be solved and everything will be okay, even if we don’t do anything.
by Mia Li, 22 August 2018
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