We're not the only ones who've noticed that a lot of people don't look like the pictures they post on social media, right? There's a slang for that: ZHAO PIAN, a homonym that sounds similar to "camera picture" but actually translates to "selfie-ing a lie." Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon.
#slangdynasty #chineseslang Videographer: Thanakrit Gu + Miranda Wang + Danzhe Chen Editor: Danzhe Chen Translation & Subtitling: Danzhe Chen RADII shares stories from the center of Chinese youth culture.
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