EYESHENZHEN  /   Chinese language

Catch Phrase | 复盘（fùpán）

The term “to analyze post-game” is used in a more general sense nowadays, when a person tries to reexamine what they have done and find out ways to improve.

2021-07-09

Catch Phrase | 把天聊死（bǎtiānliáosǐ）

“聊天” means “to chat,” and “把天聊死” literally means “to kill off a conversation.”

2021-07-06

Catch Phrase | 口嫌体正直（kǒuxián tǐzhèngzhí）

Originating from Japanese kanji, “口嫌” means “saying one doesn’t want something,” and “体正直” means “one’s body responds in an honest way.”

2021-07-06

Catch Phrase | 开封菜（kāifēngcài）

“开封” is the name of an ancient city in Henan Province in North China, and “菜” means “dish, cuisine.”

2021-06-29

Catch Phrase | 上辈子拯救银河系（shàngbèizi zhěngjiù yínhéxì）

“上辈子” means “previous life,” which presumes that there was a previous life for a human being, “拯救” means “to save,” and “银河系” means “galaxy.”

2021-06-28

Catch Phrase | 出戏（chūxì）

The term can refer to instances of actors being unnatural or not presenting the right mood in their performance.

2021-06-28

Catch Phrase | 小破站（xiǎopòzhàn）

This term was originally coined by Chinese netizens, especially game, comic and animation fans, to refer to AcFun, a streaming site featuring their favorite contents.

2021-06-22

Catch Phrase | 有内鬼终止交易（yǒu nèiguǐ zhōngzhǐ jiāoyì）

“有” means “there is,” “内鬼” is a Chinese slang term for “mole,” “终止” means “to terminate,” and “交易” means “deal.”

2021-06-21

Catch Phrase | 炸场（zhàchǎng）

Often used in the context of a show, this term coined by Chinese netizens refers to the scenario where a very skilled or talented performer immediately wins over the audience with an extraordinary performance.

2021-06-21

Catch Phrase | 萌新（méngxīn）

“萌,” which literally means “bud” in Chinese, means “cute” in Japanese Kanji. “新” means “new.”

2021-06-15

Catch Phrase | 六个钱包（liùge qiánbāo）

“六个” means “six,” and “钱包” means “wallets.” Six wallets refer to the wallets of a young couple’s parents and grandparents, that is, the savings of a young couple's whole family.

2021-06-10

Catch Phrase | 首切（shǒuqiē）

“首” means “first,” and “切,” which literally means “to cut,” is used here in its Japanese kanji sense of “being sold out.”

2021-06-08

Catch Phrase | 小学鸡（xiǎoxuéjī）

“小学” means “primary school,” and “鸡” means “chick.” Originally from Cantonese, this term refers to “childish middle school students or even childish adults.”

2021-06-07

Catch Phrase | 被破防了（bèi pòfáng le）

Literally this term means “to have one’s defense broken.” It’s originally used by gamers to refer to the scenario where one player’s defense is broken and can therefore be easily injured or killed.

2021-06-03

Catch Phrase | 舒适圈（shūshìquān）

Translated from the English term “comfort zone,” this term refers to “a situation in which you feel comfortable and do not have to do anything new or difficult.”

2021-06-01

Catch Phrase | 躺平（tǎngpíng）

Literally meaning “lying down,” this term is used by Chinese netizens to refer to the attitude of some young people who willingly and peacefully accept whatever comes their way and do not try to work hard, make a fortune and strive for a better future.

2021-05-31

Catch Phrase | 云人类（yúnrénlèi）

Literally this term means “cloud human beings." Most often, these people are diehard gamers and have totally given up social occasions.

2021-05-27

Catch Phrase | 容貌焦虑（róngmào jiāolǜ）

“容貌” means “appearance,” and “焦虑” means “anxiety.” Social appearance anxiety is a type of anxiety about one’s appearance and body shape.

2021-05-27

Catch Phrase | 双厨狂喜（shuāngchú kuángxǐ）

Literally this term means “double kitchen ecstasy,” which makes no sense. The character “厨,” whose pronunciation is similar to another term “中坊” (a slangy term referring to middle school students in Japanese), refers to “nerds.”

2021-05-24

Catch Phrase | 颜文字（Yánwénzì）

Literally from the Japanese term “kaomoji,” it refers to a popular Japanese emoticon style made up of Japanese characters and grammar punctuations, used to express emotion or sentiment in texting and online communication. Chinese netizens use the term to refer to emoticons in general.

2021-05-20