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內卷
nèijuǎn
  1. (embryology) to involute; involution
  2. (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)
公主病
gōngzhǔbìng
(neologism c. 1997) (coll.) self-entitlement
出海
chūhǎi
  1. to go out to sea
  2. (neologism) to expand into overseas markets
劇荒
jùhuāng
(neologism c. 2016) no tv shows to watch
吃土
chītǔ
(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
吃席
chīxí
  1. to attend a banquet (funeral, wedding etc)
  2. (neologism c. 2020) (slang) (jocular) lit. to attend sb's funeral banquet (used to imply that things are going to go badly for sb)
吃灰
chīhuī
(neologism c. 2019) (coll.) to gather dust
吃瓜
chīguā
(neologism c. 2016) (slang) to watch an entertaining spectacle from the sidelines and-or engage in gossip about it
吃瓜群眾
chīguāqúnzhòng
  1. peanut gallery (esp. in online forums)
  2. onlookers who are interested in the spectacle but don't have anything knowledgeable to say about it
  3. (neologism c. 2016)
同妻
tóngqī
(neologism c. 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)