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Definition of “XIA” in Mandarin Chinese
XIA” has become a popular Chinese slang in Taiwan. The character originally denotes blind in Mandarin Chinese, and yet it has evolved into another meaning more than just blind among the young people in Taiwan. Its implication varies from instance to instance, including “lousy,” “irrelevant,” “reckless,” “out of time,” and so on. Generally speaking, as long as something or someone greatly deviates from the norm, we could use “XIA” to describe it.

People say the new usage of “XIA” came from an artist xiao ma, as well as has been prevalent since the Taiwanese pop singer and teen idol Jay Chou used it heavy and frequently. As time changed, new usage of words was created and extended to match the demand under the social situation then. We could found the meaning of “XIA” was extended from visual handicap to the blindness of mind or thought. With this transformation, from concrete to abstract, the character brings us more space to image.

The following are some contexts suitable for this word “XIA.”

1.Someone forgot the midterm. (careless)

2.Someone dressed himself weirdly. (out of time)

3.Someone mistook your husband for your son. (wide of the mark)

4.The boss isn’t in the mood to listen, but the staff kept on talking. (neglectful)

5.Someone always fails to chase his adorable girls. (clumsy)

6.The government carelessly introduced the policy lack of thorough consideration, and then it caused a lot of problems. (reckless)

--Bubuliao 16:40, 31 October 2007 (UTC)