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智商税 zhìshāng shuì

Posted on April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 by tiffany

智商税 zhìshāng shuì N. (Literal meaning is “IQ tax”) 智商税 zhìshāng shuì is a slang term used online in Chinese to describe money people spend because they were gullible, uninformed, or tricked — basically, they “paid the price” for not being smart or skeptical enough. 買mǎi這zhè種zhǒng幾jǐ千qiān塊kuài的de保健bǎojiàn品pǐn根本gēnběn沒méi用yòng，純粹chúncuì是shì在zài交jiāo智商稅zhìshāngshuì买mǎi这zhè种zhǒng几jī千qiān块kuài的de保健bǎojiàn品pǐn根本gēnběn没méi用yòng，纯粹chúncuì是shì在zài交jiāo智商税zhìshāngshuìBuying this kind of expensive health supplement is totally useless — it’s…

腦袋有洞 nǎodài yǒudòng

Posted on May 4, 2023April 16, 2025 by tiffany

腦脑袋有洞 nǎodài yǒudòng (Taiwan) VO. (Literal meaning is “having a hole in one’s head”) It’s used to describe someone who is being foolish, stupid, or absent-minded. The slang suggests that the person’s brain has a hole, which makes them unable to think clearly or logically. It’s often used in a joking or lighthearted way to…

吃土 chītǔ

Posted on April 29, 2023April 26, 2023 by tiffany

吃土 chītǔ VO. (Literal meaning is “eating dirt”) It is used to describe someone who is broke or living a frugal lifestyle. It’s like saying “I’m so broke I can’t even afford to buy food, so I have to eat dirt instead!” Of course, no one is actually eating dirt, but it’s a humorous way…