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Tag Archives: slang
Eveline Chao on Chinese slang and swearing
Eveline Chao, author of “Niubi”, teaches Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn the origin of ‘niubi’, how to say ‘fisting’ and other useful phrases in Chinese.
Posted in Featured Video
Tagged books, Chinese language, Eveline Chao, interview, niubi, slang
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Private argot in the public sphere
YWeekend (青年周末) comments on slang in subtitles. Wu Fei (吴非) writes about gang language and cultural revolution slang.
Posted in Blogs, Scholarship and education, Trends and Buzz
Tagged @classic, Cultural Revolution, gangsters, slang, Wu Fei, YWeekend
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Cartoon slang, rock jargon, and Garfield’s netspeak
Rock slang from Yan Jun, anime slang from Japan, and netspeak in the new Garfield movie.
Posted in Internet, Magazines, Trends and Buzz
Tagged Garfield, language, netspeak, Sanlian Life Week, slang, Yan Jun
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“Beijingers blindly adore reproductive organs”
Debi (的逼) is Beijing slang for talking bullshit, or something like ‘yak yak yak’ or ‘yada yada yada’.
Posted in Trends and Buzz
Tagged Beijing, blogs, slang, Wang Xiaofeng
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