Chinese slang terms in Traditional Chinese

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TermMeaning
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
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
okay; yes; casual acknowledgment

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