Chinese (Mandarin)/Slang
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Mandarin, like any language, has its own slang words and informal meanings of common words. For example, 同志 (tongzhi - comrade, a commonly used honorific) now has a second meaning of "gay person", and the female equivalent 小姐 (xiaojie, often used with service personnel such as waitresses) can also refer to a prostitute.
[edit] External links
- Chinese Chat Codes - This page contains numeric codes used in chatting or pager messages similar to English acronyms like IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) or LOL (Laughing Out Loud).
- Chinese Slang Dictionary - A dictionary of Chinese slang, colloquialism, curse, vulgarism, dialect, street talk, with Chinese characters, pinyin romanization, and English version
