咸鱼 (xián yú) — salted fish (food); (slang) a person with no ambition, a 'dead fish'

Définition

Literally 'salted fish' — in slang it means a person with zero ambition or drive, a 'dead fish' who has given up. To escape this state is 翻身 ('turn over,' like flipping the fish).

noun
salted fish (food)(slang) a person with no ambitiona 'dead fish'
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Exemples

  • 咸鱼
    Mā ma zuò le yì pán xián yú, wén qǐ lái hěn xiāng.
    Mom made a plate of salted fish; it smells delicious.
  • 咸鱼
    Tā zhěng tiān shén me yě bú zuò, jiǎn zhí shì yì tiáo xián yú.
    He does nothing all day; he's practically a dead fish.
  • 咸鱼
    Bié dāng xián yú le, nǔ lì yí xià shuō bú dìng jiù néng fān shēn.
    Stop being a dead fish; if you work hard, you might just turn things around.
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