菜鸟Newbie, Novice吃货glutton打酱油get soy sauce none of one’s business蛋定to be relaxed屌丝loser, “poor, ugly, short”顶push a topic to the top, supportFQ = 愤青angry youth, a person critical of the government粪青shitty youth, a pun of 愤青粉丝fan富二代rich second generation浮云passing clouds, something unimportant给力give force, power to sth. Make sth amazing高帅富tall, handsome, rich, the ideal boyfriend in the contemporary societyGG哥哥older brother, male friends, guys国猪A derogatory pun on 国足海龟A nickname for Chinese people who have studied abroad and have returned to China.汗“Sweat.” Used to express being embarrassed or dumbfounded河蟹“River crab”is a pun for 和谐[héxié]很黄,很暴力Very yellow (pornographic), very violent.很傻，很天真Very foolish, very naive. This phrase became popular after Hong Kong star Gillian Chung said it during a news conference (to explain and apologize for the pornographic photos of her with Edison Chen that were made public) because it was similar to 很黄,很暴力hold住hold steady, maintain composure, stay strong, stay calm, keep cool火星人Someone from Mars, meaning someone who is out of touch with reality or with current news, events, fashion, trends, culture, etc.教兽A pun on the “教授”, jiao4 shou4, “professor”, to refer to educators o f questionable moral character who may do more harm than good to their students or bad/evil teachers and professors in general.囧A popular Chinese character/pictogram often used on the Chinese-language internet to express being shocked, amused, or stupefied.JP = 极品Something that is high quality, but used online by netizens sarcastically to refer to the extreme opposite, a very annoying or obnoxious person, something that is extremely lousy.基友Homosexuals, homosexual partners.坑爹Someone who has questionable intentions, to deceive or cheat others, or an expression meaning something sucks雷Literally thunder/lightning, used to express shock or being shocked or dumbfounded.泪Literally tear or teardrop, used to express sadness, crying.李刚Li Gang has now become synonymous with being above the law due to government connections.LZ = 楼主The person who made the first/original post or started a BBS topic. Often written as “LZ.”MM = 妹妹Often written as “MM,” which usually refers to a young girl or pretty girls.脑残Mental retardation, mental disability, mental disorder, or a person who is mentally retarded, brain dead, or utterly stupid.偶This is commonly used online as a substitute for 我[wǒ, wo3], often by girls, because it sounds “cuter.”It means “I.”PK Original meaning is “player-killing” or “player killer” but it is often used in Chinese internet to mean “competition” or “contest” or “defeating” something.P民= 屁民Rabble, the lowly people, often used by Chinese netizens to suggest how the government or rich and powerful people view the rest of the country’s people as unimportant.PS A Photoshopped picture or to Photoshop a picture.亲Dear, an affectionate form of address that is commonly used, now for amusement 人肉搜索“Human flesh search”or “human flesh search engine”(人肉搜索引擎) is the Chinese name for when people work together on the internet to find information for a common goal.RT Refer to title/subject.弱爆Being too weak, pathetic, lousy.沙发The first person entering the “house” and replying gets the “sofa.” So “sofa” means the first replier/reply.山寨Real meaning is “mountain village” but it is now popularly used to mean fake, cheap, copied goods.神马A variant of 什么[shénme]水军Literally “water army”, referring to individuals, groups, or even companies that can be paid to post comments on the internet to help shape public opinion on any subject, often hired by companies to promote themselves or slander competitors.WX Obscene or to act indecently towards someone.蜗居Literally “snail home”, means a shabby and often small residence that is far from ideal but what one can afford.我勒个去Can be said to be a comical or ridiculing insult/criticism,小三The third party in a marriage, usually referring to a husband’s mistress.鸭梨Often used on the internet as a pun for 压力[yālì/ ya1 li4], which means stress, pressure, burden.有木有An intentional “misspelling” that became popular in 2011.晕Faint, feel dizzy, usually because of surprise, shock, amusement, or disgust.砖家A pun on 专家, expert, created by Chinese netizens to refer to false experts often used on television or in the news to advance certain agendas rather than the truth.砖头Brick, but in internet slang may mean a “criticism”.。
