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Chinese Internet Slang Internet slangs refer to informal phrases or words that we use to express ideas on the Internet. It includes economical, political, entertainment and social aspects.It reflects some current social phenomena in mainland China.

Chinese aunt (dama)(Chinese:中国大妈)
The phrase refers to Chinese middle-aged women who purchase large amounts of gold. On April 15th 2013, the Wall Street tycoons had finally sold large amounts of gold which caused a substantial fall of the gold price. However,a swarm of Chinese Dama (middle-aged women) bought gold and therefore raised the world gold price greatly.300 tons of gold were swept instantly across Wall Street which shocked many economists. It reflects the overall improvement of the living standard in China. However,it is also criticized as a blind way of investment.

N continuous jumps(Chinese:N次跳)
The letter “N” means infinite in mathematics. And the slang“N continuous jumps” comes from the Foxconn suicide issues that several Foxconn employees jumped from the high-rise buildings with fourteen deaths. The event occurred from November 2010 to January 2011 and then this slang became popular.It reflects that the economic situation of China is bad and some people lose heart to it.

Chinese Dream (Chinese:中国梦)
The phrase “Chinese Dream” was come up by China's President Xi Jinping in November 2012, and becomes a hot topic on the internet. It means that all Chinese people take efforts to promote China’s society development. Nowadays, a large number of Chinese people use the phrase “Chinese Dream” to discuss political issues online. It reflects the same dream of every Chinese, which means to make China wealthy and powerful and everyone can live a happy life.

Forced (Chinese:倒逼)
The word “Forced” comes from a kind of economic mechanism. Now it’s used in many different fields to describe behavior that reverses transmission of the pressure to get something done. For example, as China’s President Xi Jinping said, Chinese reform is the result of being “Forced” by variety of social and economic issues. It reflects that Chinese still have serious social problems. The government is always being “Forced” to do something instead of taking the initiative, which makes many Chinese people dissatisfied.

Too tired to love (Chinese:累觉不爱)
The slang is a literal abbreviation of the Chinese phrase “too tired to fall in love anymore”. It is originated from an article on Douban website. The article was published by a 13-year-old boy who grumbled about his single status and expressed his weariness, frustration towards romantic love. The article has gone viral on internet and the phrase later been used as a sarcastic way to convey depression when encountering misfortunes or setbacks in life.

Life is harsh, Don't expose it. (Chinese:人艰不拆)
The slang “Too tired to love” has often been paired up with another slang, “ Life is harsh, Don't expose it”. It comes from the lyrics of a song titled “Shuo Huang” by a Taiwanese singer, Yoga Lin. The slang implies a situation that is too cruel to be realized. For example，it can be used to comment a large group of unemployed fresh graduates.The slang reflects that some people especially young people in China are disappointed in the reality.

Diors man(Loser) (Chinese:屌丝)
The word “Diors man” is used to describe young male people who are born in a poor family and are unable to change the poor reality. People usually use this slang in a black humor. For example, someone may say “I am a Diors man” with a sigh when they see the tycoons with private cars and luxurious houses. The origin of this slang is unknown. Today, this slang is widely used on the internet and can reflect that many people feel upset and discontented as they fail to change their life no matter how many efforts they have made.

Tall-rich-handsome man (Chinese:高富帅)
“Tall-rich-handsome man” is the opposite of “Diors man” in meaning. It is used to describe the men with great wealth, perfect body as well as high qualifications and social status. The word comes from an animation programme “Tall-rich-handsome man Series” in which the name of the protagonist was “Tall-rich-handsome man”. Now, this slang is widely used on the internet and this shows that many female mainlanders dream to marry a perfect rich man.

Vulgar tycoon (Chinses:土豪)
The word “Vulgar tycoon” refers to irrational game players who buy large amounts of game weapons in order to be gloried from others. Starting from the late 2013, the meaning has changed and now is widely used to describe people who are rich but less cultured.

Masculine woman (Chinese:女汉子)
The word “Masculine woman” refers to female people who possess personality traits of male people, such as being braver and more independent than common girls. They don’t like to wear any makeup or go shopping. Some are even able to repair electrical appliances, just like a man. More importantly, these female people don’t have any boyfriends at this moment. The emergence of this type of female persons reflect that female people are more capable in doing many things and the social status of women is increasing and being recognized.

Passer-by (Chinese:打酱油)
The Word “Passer-by” means “I am only just me, I am a passer-by”. In 2008, Edison Chen was involved in a nude photo scandal and this incident shocked many Chinese people around the world. However, a journalist asked a pedestrian whether he knew the incident. He said that he knew nothing and it was not his concern. Since then, this slang has become very popular and reflects that some people don't care what happened in the society.These people are only passers-by.

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