Internet Abbreviations in Traditional Chinese: Free PDF and Flashcards

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Term	Pinyin	Meaning	Example Pinyin
484	sì bā sì	is it? (question)	Nǐ míngtiān sì bā sì yào qǐngjià?
666	liù liù liù	awesome, smooth (gaming)	zhè zhēn de 666
8+9	bā jiā jiǔ	young troublemaker/gangster (from 八家將, temple parade)	nà ge dì fāng hěn duō bā jiā jiǔ chū mò.
8+9	bā jiā jiǔ	gangster; thug; wannabe	Nà qún bā jiā jiǔ zài jiētóu nàoshì.
87	bā qī	idiot; dumb	Nǐ zěnme zhème bāqī a?
886	bā bā liù	bye bye (phonetic for 拜拜囉)	xià kè le, bā bā liù!
94	jiǔ sì	exactly; just; is	Wǒ jiǔ sì yào zhèyàng.
Translating 母湯 literally	Understand it as “don’t do that” or “not okay”	It is slang, not standard textbook Mandarin.
了解	liǎo jiě	understood
人蔘雞湯	rén shēn jī tāng	inspirational talk (pun: ginseng chicken soup instead of 'life chicken soup')
佛系	fó xì	Buddhist-style: having a laid-back, non-striving attitude towards life	fó xì qīng nián
傻眼	shǎ yǎn	speechless; stunned
先不要	xiān bú yào	not right now
先這樣	xiān zhèyàng	let’s stop here for now
厭世	yàn shì	world-weary / cynical	tā de tiē wén hěn yàn shì
可i	kě i	cute (from 可愛, replacing 愛 with English 'i')
可以欸	kě yǐ è	sounds good; surprisingly okay
可撥	kě bō	pitiful (play on 可悲, using similar sound)	tā zhè yàng de xíng wéi zhēn de hěn kě bō.
吃瓜	chī guā	to spectate or gossip as an onlooker (lit. eat melon)
吉	jí	to sue (from shape of 告)	xiǎo xīn wǒ jí nǐ
咩噗	miē pū	whimpering sound (used to express sadness or cuteness)
哈哈	hā hā	haha; laugh
哈哈哈	hā hā hā	loud laughter
哭哭	kū kū	cry cry; mock sadness; “sob sob”
哭啊	kū a	crying; strong emotional reaction

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