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汉语新词2

汉语新词新译系列-L

裸体出口（luo3ti3chu1kou3）

nudeexport

Inordertoboostexportsduringaneconomicslowdown,someChinesetoyfactorieshavedecidedtoexportproductsunpaintedorjustsemi-finishedinawaytoevadeincreasingtechnicaldemandsontoystandardsintheUnitedStatesandEurope.

露脐装（lu4qi2zhuang1）

baremidriff

Manyyoungwomenthesedaysliketowearmidriffbaringshirts,shortskirtsandlow-slungtrousers.Theydosobecausetheybelieveit'sprettyandfashionable.

留级生（liu2ji2sheng1）

repeatedlyfailedbidder

TheChinesetermoriginallymeansarepeaterorastudentwhofailstoprogresstothenextgradeinschool.Here,itreferstothosewhohaverepeatedlyfailedintheirbidatauction,suchasShanghai'smonthlyauctionforcarlicenseplates.

恋检（lian4jian3）

lovetests

AprofessoratNankaiUniversityinChinarecentlyinventedatesttodetermineiftwopeopleshouldstartarelationship.Itaimstoanalyzethevalues,personalitiesandbehaviorsofeachinlinewiththeprinciplesofaCouple-CenteredApproach.

0到N（0dao4N）

0toN

Thewordreferstoimposterswhoownnothing,butfrequentupper-classvenuesinrentedbrand-nameclothes.Theirmotiveinminglingwithhighsocietyistoseekopportunitiestobecomerichsomeday.

脑残体（nao3can2ti3）

leetspeak

Thisterm,meaningliterally"brain-impairedwritingstyle",istheChineseanswerto"leet-speak"inEnglish.It'salanguageusedbysomeNetizenswhomixtraditionalandsimplifiedChinesecharacterswithsymbols,numbersandalphabets.Itissohardtoreadthatitlookslikethewritingofamentallyimpairedperson.

旅游券（lv3you2quan4）

tourismcoupon

FamoustouristcitiessuchasHangzhouandChangzhoudistributedrebatecouponsinShanghaitoattractlocalvisitors.Thecouponsareforscenicspots,hotelsandentertainmentvenues.

力挺（li4ting3）

stalwartsupport

Theexpressionisusedthesedaystomeanofferingstrongandpublicsupporttosomeone,especiallywhenheorsheisembroiledinascandaloristhetargetofpublicaccusation.

零投诉（ling2tou2su4）

zerocomplaint

Whenacompanyprovidesgoodqualityproductsorservices,itwillreceivezerocomplaintfromcustomers.Somelocalgovernmentsalsoaimfor"zerocomplaint"fromtheircitizens.

小光（xiao3guang1）

malespendthrift

Likeabove,thistermusesanotherpartoftheChinesewordfor"moonlight"andisusedtodescribemalespendthrifts.

赖校族（lai4xiao4zu2）

campusdwellers

Itreferstothosewhohavealreadygraduatedfromcollegebutchoosetostayoncampus,scaredbythebleakjobmarketandwantingtoliveoncampusatalowcost.

绿色新政（lv4se4xin1zheng4）

GreenNewDeal

Topeconomistsandworldleadersareworkingona"GreenNewDeal"tocreatemillionsofjobs,slashpovertyandavertenvironmentaldisasterinanattempttobattletheglobaldownturnandrevivetheworldeconomy.

垄奴（long3nu2）

monopolyslave

Thetermreferstoconsumersofservicesorproductsfrommonopolycompanieswhohavetoaccepttheserviceproviders'clausesnomatterhowunfairtheymaybe.

零人格（ling2ren2ge2）

zerointegrity

Thistermreferstosomeonewhohasnointegrity.ItfirstappearedintheHongKongmediaandhasledtoanothertermcalled"negativeintegrity,"meaningworsethan"nointegrity."

撩菜（liao2cai4）

Enticeawoman

Itisslangusedthesedaysatnightclubsandcafestorefertoamantryingtoengagetheattentionofawomanandmakeadvancestoher.

撩汤（liao2tang1）

Enticeaman

Thefemaleversionofseducingtheoppositesexatanentertainmentvenue.

撩火腿（liao2huo3tui3）

Gogigolo-ing

Itreferstoamanwhoislookingtolinkupwitharichwomanforbotharomanticrelationshipandtoenticecontinuingfinancialsupportfromher.

兰花指（lan2hua1zhi3）

orchidfingers

Thisreferstoafingersignarrangedbytouchingthetipsofone'sthumbandmiddlefingerandaimingthepointingfinger,ringfingerandpinkieofthesamehandintotheair.Theresulting"orchidfingers"arefrequentlyusedbyactressesinChineseoperas,suchasPekingOpera.Amanwillbeconsideredsissyifhedoes"orchidfingers."

领便当（ling3bian4dang1）

die,gameover

Duringtheshootingofamovie,ahelpercangetamealboxafterhefinisheshisjob.So,fetchingamealbox,asthistermmeansliterallyinChinese,indicatesthattheplayisoverforthehelperandheisnolongerneeded.Itmayalsomeanthedeathofsomebodyortheendofsomething.

老赖（lao3lai4）

deadbeat

Thecityrecentlysent80dieharddefaulterstojail.Theywerealldebtorswhohadthemoneybutrefusedtopaycourt-ordereddebts.LaolaiisaderogatoryterminChinese.

另类（ling4lei4）

offbeat

Thistermhasbecomepopularaspeopletendtouseittodescribeanyoneoranythingthatrangesfromavant-gardetounconventionalorweird.

楼主（lou2zhu3）

threadstarter

ThepersonwhosearticleorcommentontheBBSoronlinechatroomtriggeredoffdiscussionsandargumentsonaspecifictopicisoftenreferredtoasathreadstarter.Ashisorherarticleorcommentappearsattheverytopofastringofremarks,athreadstarteristhereforenicknamedaslouzhu（chiefofthebuilding）.Thefollowingdebatersarecalleddwellersofthesecond-floor,third-floor,etc,accordingtotheappearancesequenceoftheircomment.

老大难（lao3da4nan2）

naggingproblem,nuptiallychallenged

ThisisaverycommonChinesetermaseveryonecouldfacesome"old,bigproblems"（iftranslatedverbatim）.However,itisalsofrequentlyusedtocallbachelorsorspinsterswhohavepassedthebestmarryingageandnowfinditdifficulttofindadesirablepersontomarry.

连体婴儿（lian2ti3ying1'er2）

conjoinedtwinbabies

Conjoinedtwinsarerare,butitisevenmorerarethattheparentsofapairofconjoinedgirlscan'tbefound.DoctorsatFudanUniversity'sChildren'sHospitalsaidlastweekthattheycouldnotplananoperationtoseparatethetwosisterswithouttheauthorizationoftheirparents.

绿标（lu4biao1）

greensticker,emissiondecal

Thecitygovernmenthasrecentlyissuedagreenstickertoeverycarthatmeetstheemissionstandardsandbannedtherestfromusingtheelevatedroadsduringthedaytime.Thenewrule,however,hasunintentionallyhelpedspawnafly-by-nightbusinessofsellingfakestothosewhosevehiclehasslimchanceofpassinganemissiontest.

冷笑话（leng3xiao4hua4）

badjoke

Somebadjokesareverypopularinmanyonlineforumsthesedays.Manyarenotfunny,butsomeonemaylaughatitfornoapparentreason.

老克勒（lao3ke4le4）

class,cognoscente

Thisisawell-knownChinglishtermintheShanghaidialect,whichderivedfromtheEnglishword"class"of"classy"inthe1930sand1940s.TheChinesetermwasusedtodescribethe"high-class"ShanghaigentlemenwholivedaWestern-stylelifeinthecity.Now,italsohasaconnotationofbeingaroundalotandknowingalltheanswers.

裸聊（luo3liao2）

nudeweb-camsession

PoliceinJiangsuProvincehavecaughtahackerwhosnuckintoacouple'snudeweb-camsession,andtookstillsofthewifeande-mailedthemtothecouple"forfun."

乐活族（le4huo2zu2）

LOHAS

Itistheacronymof"lifestyleofhealthandsustainability,"referringtoagroupofpeoplewhoareoptimistic,understanding,caringaboutenvironmentandhealth,anddoinggoodandaswellasfeelinggood.ThisconceptoriginatedinBritaininthemiddleoflastcentury.

绿领（lu4ling3）

green-collar

Agreen-collarhasthestaminaofablue-collar,educationofawhite-collarandwealthofagold-collar.Theypursueahealthyandenvironment-friendlylifestyle,likeshuttingcellphonesafterworktoensureenoughfreetime,nevereatingwithoutheedingnutrition,spendingweekendstravelingout-of-townwhenevertheycan,andthesignatureone-alwaystakingatrashbagtocleanuppet'swaste.

蕾丝边（lei2si2bian1）

lesbian

TheChinesetermisbasicallyatransliterationoftheEnglishword"lesbian,"butwithamuchmorevividimageasitliterallymeansthefancylacesofwomen'sstockings,petticoats,pajamasandbras.

驴友（lu2you3）

tourpals

Theliteraltranslation,"donkeypal,"soundsthesameastheChinesewordfortravel.ItreferstotheincreasingnumberofbackpackerswhoteamupforbudgettoursaftermakingthearrangementsovertheInternetratherthanthroughatravelagency.

绿帽子（lu4mao4zi）

greenhat

InChina,younevergiveamanandparticularlyamarriedmanagreencaporhat.Hemayverywelltakeitasaninsult,becauseit'sthesymbolofacuckoldintheChineseculture.So,whenyousayaman'swearingagreenhat,youactuallycallhimacuckold.

临时抱佛脚（lin2shi2bao4fo2jiao3）

makehasty,last-minuteefforts

TheChinesetermmeansliterallytoholdtheBuddha'sfeetjustbeforetheneedforablessing.Itisoftenusedtodescribesomeonemakinghasty,last-minuteeffortstotacklesomeproblems,whichusuallyprovetobetoolittleandtoolate.

留守儿童（liu4shou3er2tong2）

cold-nestkids

Amanbuyingthevirginityofnearly20teenagegirlsinHenanProvincewhoseparentswereawaydoingmigrantworkhasagainraisedpublicconcernforkidswholiveinahomeshortofparentalwarmthandpropereducation.

老字号（lao3zi4hao4）

time-honoredbusiness

Chinesetraditionallybelieveinshopsorindustrialestablishmentsthathavesurviveddecadesorcenturiesofcompetitionfromtheirrivals.

来电（lai2dian4）

tingle,spark

Chineseoftensaythere'san"electriccurrent"flowingbetweenamanandawoman.Theymaysaytheyfeel"aspark."So,ifonewantstodeclinearelationship,heorshemightblametheshortageofelectricity.

老婆本（lao3po2ben3）

weddingsavings

ManyChinesemensavemoneywhentheybeginworkingandthesavingswillbeusedtobuyahouse,homeappliancesandotherimportantarticlesinordertomarryawoman.

老爷车（lao3ye2che1）

jalopy,antique