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Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--coral)!important;margin-bottom:8px;}\n@media(max-width:600px){#odd-jinyunao .odd-hero h1{font-size:34px;}#odd-jinyunao ruby{font-size:17px;}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"odd-jinyunao\">\n\n<div class=\"odd-hero\">\n  <div class=\"odd-badge\"><div class=\"odd-badge-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jinjinyu.png\" alt=\"\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166\"><\/div><\/div>\n  <h1>Goldfish Brain<\/h1>\n  <div class=\"odd-hanzi-title\">\n    <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span> \u00b7 J\u012bny\u00fa n\u01ceo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"odd-banner\">\n  <div class=\"odd-banner-label\">In one line<\/div>\n  Someone with the memory of a goldfish \u2014 forgets things fast, usually said with affection rather than criticism.\n<\/div>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Definition<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%90%8D%E8%A9%9E%E5%90%8D%E8%AF%8D_NOUN\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u540d\u8a5e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u540d\u8bcd<\/span> NOUN<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Literally &#8220;goldfish brain.&#8221; Just like the English phrase &#8220;the memory of a goldfish,&#8221; we use it for people who forget things quickly and have a poor memory.<\/p>\n  <p>One grammar note worth remembering: normally a noun follows \u6709 y\u01d2u (&#8220;to have&#8221;), but in this phrase we use \u662f sh\u00ec (&#8220;to be&#8221;) instead \u2014 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u662f\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u662f\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span>, not <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6709\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6709\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span>.<\/p>\n  <p>It&#8217;s not a rude expression. It gets used constantly between friends (pair it with a laughing emoji, not an angry one) or self-deprecatingly about yourself.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Examples<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5%E4%BE%8B%E5%8F%A5\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f8b\u53e5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8a18<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767c\u8a93<\/span><rt>f\u0101sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u662f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceosh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8bb0<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u751f\u65e5<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ngr\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d1\u8a93<\/span><rt>f\u0101sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u5b9a<\/span><rt>y\u00edd\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">He always forgets my birthday. I swear he has the memory of a goldfish!<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u561b<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u9192<\/span><rt>t\u00edx\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00ed c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u561b<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u9192<\/span><rt>t\u00edx\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00ed c\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">You do know I have a short memory, so could you please remind me again?<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u540d<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u597d<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u9580<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u9192<\/span><rt>t\u00edx\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00ed c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u540d<\/span><rt>y\u01d2um\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6700\u597d<\/span><rt>zu\u00ech\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u95e8<\/span><rt>ch\u016bm\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u518d<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63d0\u9192<\/span><rt>t\u00edx\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u6b21<\/span><rt>y\u00ed c\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <div class=\"odd-en\">She&#8217;s a goldfish brain as we all know. You&#8217;d better remind her again before you go out.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Dialogue<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%B0%8D%E8%A9%B1%E5%AF%B9%E8%AF%9D\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0d\u8a71<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5bf9\u8bdd<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd9<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u3002<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Are you busy? I have something to tell you.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ef<\/span><rt>\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u55ef<\/span><rt>\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u4ee5<\/span><rt>su\u01d2y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">Sure, what&#8217;s on your mind?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">&#8230;<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">&#8230;<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">I forgot\u2026<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> 10 <\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u9418<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8a18<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fan\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff1f<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u624d<\/span><rt>c\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\"> 10 <\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206\u949f<\/span><rt>f\u0113nzh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u524d<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e8b<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c31<\/span><rt>ji\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fd8\u8bb0<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ngj\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff01<\/span><rt><\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">You have the memory of a goldfish! How could you forget? It was just 10 minutes ago.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">A<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8d77\u4f86<\/span><rt>b\u00f9 q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a18\u5f97<\/span><rt>j\u00ecde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e8b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ush\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8aaa<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u771f\u7684<\/span><rt>zh\u0113nde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u8d77\u6765<\/span><rt>b\u00f9 q\u01d0l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bb0\u5f97<\/span><rt>j\u00ecde<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e8b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ush\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ddf<\/span><rt>g\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf4<\/span><rt>shu\u014d<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">I really don&#8217;t remember what I was planning to say. All I remember is that I had something to tell you.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odd-example odd-dialogue-line\">\n    <span class=\"odd-speaker\">B<\/span>\n    <div class=\"odd-dialogue-body\">\n      <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89ba\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9b5a<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8166<\/span><rt>n\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89c9\u5f97<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u9c7c<\/span><rt>j\u012bny\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8111<\/span><rt>n\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u80fd<\/span><rt>k\u011bn\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4<\/span><rt>b\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d<\/span><rt>h\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby>\n      <div class=\"odd-en\">I think that maybe goldfish have better memory than you.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Don&#8217;t mix these up<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90%E8%BE%A8%E6%9E%90\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8fa8\u6790<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>Chinese has a few different ways to call someone forgetful or scatterbrained \u2014 they land in different places.<\/p>\n  <table>\n    <tbody><tr><th>Term<\/th><th>What it actually means<\/th><th>Tone<\/th><\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span><span class=\"odd-py\">j\u012bny\u00fa n\u01ceo<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Forgets specific things fast \u2014 the goldfish comparison is the whole joke<\/td>\n      <td>Playful, affectionate<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u5065\u5fd8<span class=\"odd-py\">ji\u00e0nw\u00e0ng<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Generally forgetful \u2014 can describe age-related or chronic forgetfulness<\/td>\n      <td>Neutral, more formal<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u604d\u795e<span class=\"odd-py\">hu\u01cengsh\u00e9n<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>Zoning out or spacing out for a moment \u2014 not about memory at all, just not paying attention<\/td>\n      <td>Casual, momentary<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td class=\"odd-term\">\u5c11\u6839\u7b4b<span class=\"odd-py\">sh\u01ceo g\u0113n j\u012bn<\/span><\/td>\n      <td>&#8220;Missing a tendon&#8221; \u2014 scatterbrained or oblivious in a broader sense, not just forgetful<\/td>\n      <td>Teasing, can sting a bit more<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody><\/table>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft)\">The quick test: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span> is specifically about forgetting things, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u604d\u795e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u604d\u795e<\/span> is about attention in the moment, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c11\u6839\u7b4b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c11\u6839\u7b4b<\/span> covers a wider kind of obliviousness.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Flashcards<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%BF%AB%E9%96%83%E5%8D%A1%E5%BF%AB%E9%97%AA%E5%8D%A1\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5feb\u9583\u5361<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u95ea\u5361<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px\">Tap a card to flip it.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-flip-grid\">\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91d1\u9b5a\u8166<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u91d1\u9c7c\u8111<\/span><\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">j\u012bny\u00fa n\u01ceo<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Goldfish brain \u2014 forgets things fast, affectionate teasing<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u5065\u5fd8<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">ji\u00e0nw\u00e0ng<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Forgetful \u2014 neutral, can describe a real memory issue<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u604d\u795e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u604d\u795e<\/span><\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">hu\u01cengsh\u00e9n<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">To zone out \u2014 momentary, not a memory problem<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-flip\"><div class=\"odd-flip-inner\">\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-front\"><div class=\"odd-fh\">\u5c11\u6839\u7b4b<\/div><div class=\"odd-fp\">sh\u01ceo g\u0113n j\u012bn<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-flip-face odd-flip-back\">Scatterbrained \/ oblivious \u2014 broader than just forgetting<\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-eyebrow\"><span class=\"odd-dots\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/span>Beyond Chinese<\/div>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%B7%A8%E8%AA%9E%E8%A8%80%E8%B7%A8%E8%AF%AD%E8%A8%80\"><\/span><span class=\"odd-h-hanzi\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8de8\u8a9e\u8a00<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8de8\u8bed\u8a00<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p>The &#8220;short memory&#8221; stereotype travels well \u2014 Korean and Japanese both have their own version of it.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"odd-lang-cards\">\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Korean \u00b7 \uae08\ubd95\uc5b4<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\uae30\uc5b5\ub825\uc774 \uae08\ubd95\uc5b4\uc5d0\uc694 (goldfish memory)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\ub610 \uae4c\uba39\uc5c8\uc5b4\uc694? \uae30\uc5b5\ub825\uc774 \uae08\ubd95\uc5b4\uc5d0\uc694?<br>Forgot again? Do you have a goldfish&#8217;s memory?<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"odd-lang-card\">\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-flag\">Japanese \u00b7 \u9ce5\u982d<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-term\">\u9ce5\u982d (toriatama, &#8220;bird head&#8221;)<\/div>\n      <div class=\"odd-lc-ex\">\u9ce5\u982d\u3067\u3001\u6628\u65e5\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u5fd8\u308c\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u3002<br>I have a bird brain \u2014 I forgot yesterday&#8217;s promise.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"odd-fact\">\n    <div class=\"odd-fact-label\">Actually though<\/div>\n    It&#8217;s a common belief that goldfish have famously short memories \u2014 10 seconds in the US, 2 seconds in Europe, 3 seconds in Korea and Taiwan, depending who you ask. 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