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戲精

xìjīng

(neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person
drama queen

打臉

dǎliǎn

to put on theatrical makeup
(neologism c. 2014) to debunk sb's claim; to put egg on sb's face

托尼老師

Tuōnílǎoshī

(neologism) (slang) barber; hairdresser

扶弟魔

fúdìmó

(coll.) (neologism c. 2017, a play on 伏地魔 Fúdìmó) woman who devotes herself to supporting her little brother (assisting him with his studies, giving money to help him buy a house etc)

拉仇恨

lāchóuhèn

(gaming) to draw attention or attacks from the enemy towards oneself
(slang) (neologism) to court envy and resentment by flaunting one's wealth, travel photos or weight loss etc

挖坑

wākēng

to dig a hole
(fig.) to make things difficult for sb
(neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project

挽尊

wǎnzūn

(neologism) (slang) to salvage a bit of dignity (abbr. for 挽回尊嚴 wǎnhuízūnyán)

排面

páimiàn

a row of things facing oneself (esp. a row of products on a shelf facing customers in a store)
(neologism c. 2019) (coll.) ostentation; showiness; impressiveness

接盤

jiēpán

(of an entrepreneur) to buy up a struggling business
(finance) to snap up shares sold off by others
(neologism) (slang) to take as a girlfriend a woman who was dumped by her ex for sleeping around

擺爛

bǎilàn

(neologism c. 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed); to let it all go to hell; (sports) to tank

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