Chinese Slang in Traditional Chinese: Free PDF and Flashcards

Chinese Slang in Traditional Chinese is built for learners who want useful Traditional Chinese vocabulary in a clean reference format instead of a long, fluffy article.

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Term	Meaning
潮到出水	extremely trendy; dripping with swag
灑花	celebrate; feel happy (lit. scatter flowers)
火大	furious, very angry
無厘頭	Nonsensical; silly; absurd humor
無言	speechless
爆	super; extremely; exploding with intensity
爆 + verb/adjective	爆紅
爆肝	to overwork, stay up all night (literally 'burst liver')
爆買	to buy a lot; to go on a shopping spree
爆雷	spoiler; to spoil
玻璃心	fragile; overly sensitive
甘安捏	Is that so? (sarcastic, from 甘安內)
生火	to tempt to buy; ignite desire
甩鍋	pass the buck / shift blame
發芬	go crazy (playful misspelling of 發瘋)
白爛	ridiculous; moronic
白目	tactless; clueless; someone who can't read the room
直接 + verb	直接傻眼
省錢	to save money
真的 + adjective	真的很扯
真的假的	really? no way?
真的假的？	Really? No way?
真的嗎	really?
真香	So fragrant; used ironically when someone initially rejects but later embraces something
瞎	ridiculous, absurd

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