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 |
|---|---|
| 勞動保險 | 勞工保險 |
| 勞逸結合 | 適時休息 |
| 包郵 | 含運 |
| 北七 | idiot, moron (sounds like Taiwanese Hokkien for 白痴) |
| 北爛 | Very colloquial; annoying, absurd, or obnoxious |
| 卡卡 | stuttering; not smooth; glitchy |
| 卡哇伊 | cute (from Japanese 'kawaii') |
| 厭世 | world-weary; cynical |
| 口語 | spoken language; colloquial speech |
| 可以欸 | sounds good; surprisingly okay |
| 可憐哪 | So pitiful (often sarcastic, from a political figure's speech) |
| 可撥 | pitiful; pathetic (from 可悲) |
| 吃土 | to be broke |
| 吉 | to sue (from splitting the character 告) |
| 咩噗 | meh / a cute noncommittal sound |
| 哈哈 | haha; laugh |
| 哈哈哈 | loud laughter |
| 哭哭 | cry cry; mock sadness; “sob sob” |
| 哭啊 | crying; strong emotional reaction |
| 哭爸 | damn it / shut up (vulgar exclamation, lit. 'cry dad') |
| 唬爛 | to talk nonsense, bullshit |
| 唬爛 | to talk nonsense; to bluff; to brag or lie |
| 啥小 | what the hell? (vulgar, from Taiwanese 'siáⁿ siâu') |
| 單身狗 | single person (lit. 'single dog'), often teasing |
| 嗯 | okay; yes; casual acknowledgment |
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