Archive for the ‘Slang’ Category
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
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 to a unified theory about how it works, but for ...
Posted in Slang | 6 Comments »
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
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. They just told me to take some medicine and go home!
That cafeteria is ...
Posted in Slang | 5 Comments »
Sunday, May 29th, 2011
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 moment seems to be:
Gěilì 给力 [give strength]
I've asked for usage examples ...
Posted in Slang | 10 Comments »
Add "Learn Chinese" to iGoogle
Subscribe to Laowai Chinese via RSS
