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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2017-01-16 23:48:37 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 59462 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> Ungrammatical -- 'but" needs to be replaced with "who is". That's what Wikitonary did when they adapted our definition: "(neologism) A “green tea bitch”, a seemingly unaffected, innocent, and charming girl who is, in actuality, a dissipated, superficial, and despicable person" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%B6%A0%E8%8C%B6%E5%A9%8A Another example from the Web ~ "a seemingly formidable figure who is actually a small man with a large megaphone". You can't replace "who is" with "but" in an expression like this. ---------------------------- Note that Wiktionary also modified the last part of the definition (removing "whore"), and I'm going to suggest we do likewise. I don't think a green tea bitch is a "dissipated and superficial whore". Many people say only that she is ambitious, scheming, manipulative etc. Here's one description that says she doesn't offer sex to advance her interests: "24. Normally has a bunch of “spare tire” guy friends, and they all have very distinctive functions: one will bring her lunch, one will help her with her homework, one will walk her home, one will fix her computer… She makes sure everyone knows she’s single, but always has a group of guys follow her around. And everyone believes she’s innocent and sweet. 25. The final coup de grace: will NOT have sex. " Another similar view: "GTB（Green tea bitch）’s are considered some kind of conspiracy/subculture mostly by their ex-boyfriends who feel manipulated (see: stuck with a girl who’s sexy but doesn』t want to put out.) " And another: The Green Tea Bitch is a little harder to identify because on the outside she appears innocent and pure; but this clever camouflage hides a readiness to sell her soul for anything she wants. Green tea bitches organize their male pursuers by functionality - A is for buying her dinner, B is for carrying heavy furniture, C is for chatting on sleepless nights, but I’m sorry, none of them are for fucking. Green tea bitches are too noble to have sex. Many scientists believe they reproduce by vegetative propagation. "I always see you as a brother. You know that. -- said GTB, imprisoning you in the friendzone." The above quotes don't make her sound like a "dissipated whore". Maybe "whore" comes from too literal an interpretation of 婊: "Originally, 婊子 is a derogatory term meaning whores, prostitutes. In today's China, 婊子 can literally be used to refer to any kind of women one does not like, even though it maintains its meaning as prostitutes. [...] When I first heard the term used among my friends, they didn't mean to accuse of each other of being sex workers. Not to mention that even some celebrities use GT(B) to refer to themselves. Apparently, the meaning of the term has evolved." Some more quotes: 1) 绿茶婊 (lv cha biao) Literally: Green tea bitch : In the Chinese cultural context, green tea symbolizes something transparent and enjoyable, so by juxtaposing green tea and “bitch,” the phrase refers to the girls who appear to be innocent but who are in fact manipulative. 2) “Green Tea Bitch” is used to describe the type of women who appears to be naïve and pure, giving people a fresh feeling like a cup of “green tea”, but who is in fact manipulative and “bitchy”. They take advantage of their vulnerability to develop ambivalent relations with men around them. 3) Guo Yiqing, student of Beijing University of Technology: “I admire them a lot. In my opinion, Green Tea Bitches are usually girls who are not only young and beautiful, but clever and talented as well. I think attracting others and owning their love and trust is also kind of capability.” 4) Green Tea Bitch (绿茶婊) is a slang in Chinese online community for girls who pretend to be pure and innocent but in fact are manipulative and calculating. The reason we call them "green tea" is because green tea is supposed to be clean, pure, quiet and sophisticated, which is the surface image this kind of girl wants to present. |
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- 綠茶婊 绿茶婊 [lu:4 cha2 biao3] /"green tea bitch", a seemingly unaffected, innocent and charming girl, but really a dissipated and superficial whore/ + 綠茶婊 绿茶婊 [lu:4 cha2 biao3] /"green tea bitch", a girl who seems innocent and charming but is actually calculating and manipulative/ |