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Category Archives: Slang

Five Two Zero So Much

Posted on 2014 May 23 by Albert — 4 Comments ↓

The month of May sports one of what I call (for the first time) “fakie-sounding pun-tastic number-slang days”: 5/20. (Here’s a Baidu link so you know I’m not making it up.) May 20th, pronounced in Chinese as “wǔ èr líng” 五二零 Continue reading Five Two Zero So Much→

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New Internet Slang: Mù yǒu 木有

Posted on 2011 November 22 by Albert — 6 Comments ↓

Strangely, I’ve been inundated with new Internet slang recently, and I just can’t help writing about it. It’s gotten me wondering about the specific processes and devices are at work for introducing and popularizing these “new” words. I’m getting closer Continue reading New Internet Slang: Mù yǒu 木有→

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New Internet Slang: Kēngdiē 坑爹

Posted on 2011 November 20 by Albert — 6 Comments ↓

Recently, I’ve noticed a word making waves in the weibo-sphere and even in my oral English classes: kēngdiē 坑爹 = dishonest [defraud father] I’ve heard it used in the following contexts: The kēngdiē doctors (坑爹的医生) didn’t know what they were talking about. Continue reading New Internet Slang: Kēngdiē 坑爹→

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New Internet Slang: Gěilì 给力

Posted on 2011 May 29 by Albert — 10 Comments ↓

Through my new two new wēibó-s 微博 (pzAlbert and pzEnglish, NOTE: you have to be a member of sina or weibo to view them) I’ve been exposed to some interesting new language. The most chīxiāng 吃香 of which at the Continue reading New Internet Slang: Gěilì 给力→

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