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Breaking down a term that literally translates as "straight male" Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon. On this week’s Slang Dynasty, our friends Una and Yanran shares with you the popular internet phrase “zhi nan 直男.” “Zhi nan” first went viral in 2014 and directly translates as “straight male”, but it’s not about their sexuality. A stereotypical zhi nan values video games and sports over his girlfriend (if he could even get one), is nonchalant towards women’s psychological needs, and is often self-conceited. To find out more about this term, check out the video below:
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Hit Thriller “The Bad Kids” is Stirring Conversations About Childhood Trauma – and Chinese TV June 29, 2020
Meet the Architect Whose Revolutionary “Sponge Cities” are Helping Combat Climate Change May 28, 2020
ByteDance: How the TikTok Creator Took Over the Internet and Incited International Controversy April 27, 2020
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Wǒ Men Podcast: How Covid-19 has Changed Chinese People’s Attitudes to Personal Finance June 15, 2020
