Daddy talk in Chinese

Language Log 2020-06-18

Summary:

From Politico's "China Watcher" Potpourri this morning (6/18/20): Chinese now has a term for “mansplaining”: die wei, or “daddy flavor.” Chinese internet users are increasingly using it as a derogatory term to describe anyone — male or female — who claim unwarranted authority and give unsolicited advice, reports Shen Lu. Chinese feminist organizer Lü Pin […]

Link:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=47450&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=daddy-talk-in-chinese

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Tags:

appellation

Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

06/18/2020, 19:23

Date published:

06/18/2020, 10:14