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Early Eight People 早八人
The early eight people mean pathetic students who took the first class at eight in the morning, and humble workers who have works at eight in the morning. Background The…
Moving Bricks 搬砖
English：Moving Bricks 中文：搬砖 Pinyin：Bān zhuān Moving bricks (ban zhuan; 搬砖) is a Chinese term that originally refers to moving bricks. In the Internet, the term is extended to work that…
Corporate Cattle 上班
English：Corporate Cattle 中文：社畜 Pinyin： Shèchù A corporate cattle (shechu; 社畜) is a wage worker who has been tamed by a company. It is slang word that comes from "company + livestock" and has the meaning of being ridiculed from…
Overtime Dogs 加班狗
English: Overtime Dogs 中文：加班狗 Pinyin: Jiābān gǒu Overtime work has become a common phenomenon in Chinese companies. Young workers are burdened with great pressure to survive in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou…
Buddhist Youth 丧文化
English: Buddhist youth 中文：佛系青年 Pinyin: Fú xì qīngnián Buddhist youth also know as Lay Flat youth refers to young people who pursue a peaceful and indifferent lifestyle in the fast-paced…
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Qie Guevara 内卷
The Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara is world-famous, who is the "Qie Guevara"? His original name was Zhou Liqi, and he was a thief from Nanning, Guangxi. His remarks during an…
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Involution of Chinese society
Involution of society is derived from American anthropologist Clifford Geertz “Agricultural involution”. According to Geertz, "involution" means the phenomenon that a social or cultural model stagnated or cannot be developed into…
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Just play! 就是玩儿
Just play! This meme first comes from the blogger Song Fugui. In his short videos, he is know for many funny actions such as ordering noodles eating without chopsticks, during…
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Who is the Mushroom Hairstyle Girl?
The mushroom hairstyle emoji package is one of the staples of memes, biaoqinbao, and emoji of Chinese discourse. The "Mushroom Hairstyle" series of emoticons is a representative work of the…
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Who is the Panda Man?
Panda-Man is one of the most popular cartoon figures used as a base layer for Chinese expression emojis (biaoqingbao). Background The Panda is the mascot for the Egyptian food company…