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脑抽(naochou)

brainspasm

ItisarudeexpressionudbyyoungNetizenstodescribeapersonwhoactsorspeaks

inaninsanewayasifheorsheissufferingfromcerebralspasms.

牛皮癣(niupixuan)

streetspam

TheChinetermliterallymeanspsoriasis,

nowoftenudfigurativelytodescribeusuallyshoddyprintedadsorsignsunsightly

plasteredonstreetwalls,trees,utilitypoles,telephoneboothsorotherpublicplaces.

内功(neigong)

innerpower

Thetermoriginallyreferredtotherarepowerakungfumasteraccumulatedinthe

innerorgans,

days,peopleoftenuittodescribeanorganization'scompetitivenessandefficiency

resultingfromitsinternalsystemandinnovation.

农家乐(nongjiale)

farmer'shomeinn

Duringtheweeklonggoldenholidays,peopleoftencannotfindhotelsinpopularsites,

sosomefarmerswilllendtheirhoustotourists,whicharecheaperthannormal

tscanalsoeatwiththefarmer'sfamilyanddofarmerchoresforfun.

裸考(luokao)

nakedexam

not

sa"puretest,"inwhichnoonecan

getanyspecialtreatment,suchaswinningadditionalpointsbecauofone'sother

ast,studentwhohaveartisticorathleticgifts,were

oftengivenextrapointsontheiracademicexams.

闹洞房(naodongfang)

bridalchamberpranks

It'sChinetraditionthatguestscrowdintothebridalchambertoteathenewly-wed

nggoeshereandsometimesitturnsintoa

ratherrowdygatheringthatlastslateintothenight.

女猪(nuzhu)

heroine,femaleprotagonist

"pig"and"protagonist"havesimilarpronunciationsinChineexceptfortheirtones,

sodonotmistakethetermfor"femalepig"nexttimeyoueitonline–itisactually

atrendywayofsayingheroineamongtheliteraturefansontheInternet.

娘娘腔(niangniangqiang)

sissy,pansy

in

ShanghaiutheChinephratodescribeboysormenwhotalkorbehaveinan

effeminateway.

脑子进水(naozijinshui)

bubblebrain

Ifwaterisinjectedintothebrain,asthisChinetermreadsverbatim,itwon'tbeable

rmiscommonlyudthedaystomeansomeonewhois

beingstupidorconfud.

裸替(luoti)

nudestand-in

Nudestand-inreferstopeoplewhosubstitutebigstarsinmoviesfornudityshots.A

nudestand-informoviestarZhangZiyiin"TheBanquet"recentlypoppedupinthe

spotlightofthemediabytellingherownstoriesandcareer.

脑体倒挂(naotidaogua)

limbsbeforebrains

Thephrareferstothephenomenonthatsometalent-intensivejobssuchas

rearchersarepaidlessthanlabor-intensiveonessuchasmeterreaderswhen

industriesarenotmarket-oriented.

牛皮癣(niupixuan)

naggingproblem,eyesoreads

Thetermforaskindia,psoriasis,isoftenudtodescribeaprolongednagging

lsobeudtodepicttheeyesoreads,suchasillicittrashyadsposted

orprintedonwalls,telecommpoles,doorstepsorevenpavements,whicharevery

difficulttogetridof.

鸟人族(niaorenzu)

birdpeople

IncolloquialChine,thisisnotatermforcreaturesinsciencefiction,fantasyfiction

d,itreferstopeoplewhomovetheirhomefrequently,onan

averageoftwotothreetimesayear,urposaretofind

novellivingenvironments,newlifestylesortomeetparticularpersonalneeds,suchas

sleepinginanabsolutelyquietroom.

内紧外松(neijinwaisong)

floatingducktactic

ThistranslationisbadontheEnglishtermof"floatingducksyndrome,"which

describesasituationwhereaduckpaddlesfranticallyunderneathinordertokeepits

a,however,peopledon'teitasa

syndrome,butatactictohideone'ffortsinspeedinguphisworkorincontrolling

damagesunderneathacalmandrelaxedappearance.

(你)太有才了!(nitaiyoucaile0)

You'resogifted!

Thiswasthejaperepeatedlycitedbyafemalecomedianinashowatthisyea'sSpring

Festivaltelevisiongala,nowasinequanonoftheChineNewYearcelebration.

Sincethenithasbecomesopopular,anditiswidelyudindailyconversationsto

flattersomeoneforhis/hersmarts.

内定(neiding)

predetermination

Itusuallyreferstotheprocessofmakingdecisionsonchoosingcandidatesorleaders

tocertainpositionsingovernmentdepartments,companies,workunitsor

organizationsbeforetheofficialannouncementorgoingthroughsomeprescribed

formalities.

奶粉钱(naifenqian)

babymoney

oftenreferstothemoneyforraisinganewbaby.

内鬼(neigui)

innerculprit

TheChinetermmeansliterally"innerghost."Itreferstotheperpetrators,spiesor

etheyworkfrominside,it's

usuallyratherdifficulttodiscovertheirmoves.

暖巢管家(nuanchaoguanjia)

empty-nestrvant

Arvantofferinghomervicestooldercitizenswhochildrenhavemovedout.

Emptynestisatermcommonlyudforfamilieswherethechildrenhavegrownup

andmovedaway,leavingbehindtheiragingparents.

诺亚规则(nuoyaguize)

NoahPrinciple

Itreferstothetheorythattheworldshouldjoinhandsinreininginthetrendofglobal

warmingbeforeitistoolate.

暖春之旅(nuanchunzhilu)

warmspringtrip

ribedhis

visitasawarmspringtriptoindicatetheeffortsmadebythetwocountriestoenhance

theirbilateral.

农业通胀(nongyetongzhang)

agflation

Ablendof"agricultureand"rstotheinflationdrivenpredominantly

byrisingpricesofagriculturalproducts.

奶油妈妈(naiyoumama)

milkymom

Thetermreferstomotherswho,aftertheprescribedfour-monthmaternityleave,have

,theyhaveto

findtimeandproperplacestocollecttheirmilkduringworkhoursandthenbringthe

housandsofbabieshaverecentlyfallensickaftertaking

sometaintedmilkpowderproducts,the"milkymom"hasbecomeahealthytrend.

男人妆(nanrenzhuang)

unixmakeup

Somewomenmakethemlvesupinawaythatisunixinsteadofpurelyfeminine.

NONO族(NoNozu)

NONOclan

Thewordcamefrombest-llerNaomiKlein'sbook"NoLogo"rsto

youngpeoplewhopursueapureandenvironmentalfriendlylifethatrefusany

well-off,theydespiallthefamousbrandsbutprefer

goodswithstrongindividualstyles.

逆商(nishang)

adversityquotient

Itisthecapabilityofapersontostandfirmagainsttbacksandpullthroughhard

nwithahighAQisabletosurviveacareercrisis.

捏捏族(nieniezu)

packagecrumblingclan

Thisnewgroup,mainlymadeupofyoungpeople,ventstheirragebycrunchingfood

rmfulbehavioris

ssuggestpropercommunicationand

physicalexerciareabetterwaytobeatthepressure.

牛奋男(niufennan)

bull-featuredmen

Thixpressionisudtodescribemenwhoworkhardwithouthighincomesfortheir

eincreasinglypopularamongyoungfemalewhite-collarworkersfor

theirbull-likecharacteristics,suchasloyalty,diligenceandnofresponsibility.

Theirpopularityindicatesachangeinfemaleofficeworkers'spreferences.

男人婆(nanrenpo)

machowoman

Itreferstoawomanwhoispreoccupiedwiththewilltogaintheupperhandovermen,

besidesherremblancetoamaninbehavior.

NC63

Thephraisshortfor"NoComputer63Hours"thatreferstoacampaignbecoming

anizerofthecampaignadvispeopletoshutdowntheir

computersat6pmonFridayandnotturnthemonagainuntil9amonMondayto

enjoyreallifeaswellassaveenergy.

年午饭(nianwufan)

LunarNewYear'slunch

WithChineNewYearcoming,thepeakasonforrestaurantsrvingNewYear

Eve'miliestendto

takelunchforyear-endmealstoavoidtherush.

年清族(nianqingzu)

yearlyspend-all

Anexpressioncoinedbylf-mockingyoungsterswhospendvirtuallyalltheir

savingswithinayearintheweeklongSpringFestivalongiftsand"redenvelopes."

Theexpressionplaysontheword清,whichmeansto"uup"herebutis

pronouncedthesameas轻，asin年轻，whichmeansyoung.

奴现象(nuxianxiang)

slavephenomenon

Thephrareferstothehugepressureyoungpeoplefacethathanslavedthemwith

ngpeopleareoverwhelmedbyhoumortgages

andgasolinefeesandcannotsupportafamilywithmonthlyincomesalreadystretched

encalledthemlvesafestivalslaveassocializingandgiftscosttoo

much.

牛奶大脑(niunaidanao)

milkbrain

Thetermreferstofeelingsofdisorientationandmentalsluggishnessreportedbysome

mothersofnewbornbabiesasaresultoftheirtotalinvolvementinthechild'scareto

theexclusionofalmosteverythingel.

奈特尔家庭(naiteerjiating)

NETTELfamily

Thetermisabbreviatedfrom"NotEnoughTimetoEnjoyLifeFamily,"referringto

thowhohaveahighincomebutnotimetoenjoylifebecauofbusywork

liansociologistsfoundthenumberofNETTELfamilieshas

r,thesociologistsalsofoundthatmostNETTEL

familiesliketheirlifestylebecauitshowstheyaresuccessfulinbusiness.

闹太套(naotaitao)

notatall

Thetermispartofthelyricsofthe2008BeijingOlympicsong"OneWorldOne

Dream"mepopularforHuang'sawkward

Chinglishpronunciation.

嫩模(nenmo)

girlmodel

Girlmodels,mostlyintheirearlyteens,areslimandnotyetcurvy,sothey'reperfect

eryyoungmodelsrecently

promotedtheirphotoalbumsatthe21stHongKongBookFairinJuly.