Memes

STREET TALK

A Cute Way of Saying No

One of the hottest Chinese memes to express rejection

July 25, 2021

SOCIAL CHINESE

The Language of Moral Kidnapping

How to avoid moral guilt-tripping

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 25, 2021

STREET TALK

Stop Trying to Make 'Lying Flat' Happen!

Chinese millennials' latest "rebellious" buzzword is actually ancient (in internet terms)

June 10, 2021

STREET TALK

Slap Bash

The memes that punish those who break their word

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Jan. 6, 2019

STREET TALK

Spirits of the Age

Having a big personality on the internet may get you labeled a “spirit”

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧) & Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Dec. 23, 2018

LANGUAGE

2018: The Year in Words

Reform anniversary, trade war and some slang words covered by TWOC won the Chinese word-of-the-year contest

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Dec. 21, 2018

TRADITIONAL CULTURE

Fishing for Fortune

Need some good luck? There is a meme for that

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Nov. 25, 2018

LANGUAGE

Faint Praise

Personality, presence, and “oriental beauty”—the Chinese language has many “polite” insults about a person’s appearance

Tan Yunfei (谭云飞)

Nov. 6, 2018

SOCIAL CHINESE

Astro Babble

Whether you believe in it or not, astrology has a huge fan base in China

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

Aug. 5, 2018

STREET TALK

Money Talks

Slang in poverty and richness

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

June 9, 2018

ARTS

Salty Peppa

Porcine BBC children’s icon falls foul of overzealous censors

May 23, 2018

STREET TALK

Hit’ Em Up

In the age of celebrity rumors, “solid hammer” is evidence that packs a punch

Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)

April 9, 2018

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