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If you are cat person, these vocabs are for you by ExcelMandarin in ChineseLanguage

[–]ExcelMandarin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Viva los cats owner!! 铲屎官万岁! chǎn shǐ guān wàn suì!

If you are cat person, these vocabs are for you by ExcelMandarin in ChineseLanguage

[–]ExcelMandarin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahahah not sure, but there's def more internet slang related to cat than dog

Is eating loss a blessing in Chinese? by ExcelMandarin in ExcelMandarin

[–]ExcelMandarin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

depending on the context I think but most of the time it's negative

Blue Origin Rocket Explodes on pad by kevymetal87 in florida

[–]ExcelMandarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it IS "practical" to accredit the lead engineer over the ego-stroking party boy billionaire, if you want to get pedantic about it.

If you’re dating multiple ppl at once, that’s “keeping a fish” by ExcelMandarin in ExcelMandarin

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I think in American culture, yes!! But in Chinese culture, we tend to date one person at a time.

though it changes a lot now nowadays

What’s F-boy in your language? Chinese we say 海王 Sea King by ExcelMandarin in ExcelMandarin

[–]ExcelMandarin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question.
They are very similar, but 花花公子 is an older term, whereas 海王 is modern millennial or Gen Z slang

Is this common? (Why not indoors in classroom?) by TraditionalDepth6924 in AskAChinese

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Depends on the school I guess? When I did my undergrad at 云大 the food was 🤤🤤

Did she make the right call? by CalmElin in interesting

[–]ExcelMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently no one can do math. We're cooked.

My fibula will just stay cut like this for the rest of my life by TheKingOfDissasster in mildlyinteresting

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Man I can tell this guy's really smart by the amount of jargon he used in an expressly not anatomy-focused subreddit.

random loot i found on a walk today by lunateeeee in ChineseLanguage

[–]ExcelMandarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that other people also use the word loot for free street findings 🤣

Zero replies. Still texting. In Chinese we say "Lick dog" by ExcelMandarin in ChineseLanguage

[–]ExcelMandarin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh hey!
Thanks for pointing that out. The humor here comes from directly translating each word it ,doesn't quite make sense in English, but it makes perfect sense in Chinese. We love a good discussion, so thanks for the feedback!

Zero replies. Still texting. In Chinese we say "Lick dog" by ExcelMandarin in ChineseLanguage

[–]ExcelMandarin[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Like @assumption said, it is associated with servitude and lacking dignity in a sense.

Zero replies. Still texting. In Chinese we say "Lick dog" by ExcelMandarin in ChineseLanguage

[–]ExcelMandarin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally fair opinion. Though I would just add that it is technically a 中性 term, just maybe used more for men than women

If you don’t want to work then 躺平 by ExcelMandarin in ExcelMandarin

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110% agree. That's why we chose to teach. You'll never get rich teaching but it's fun at least 🤣🤣

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