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| Processed by: | richwarm (2022-07-15 11:41:33 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 71092 >> https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%BA%BA%E5%B9%B3 搬运自 Wiktionary，解释更贴切。 ------------------------------------------ Editor: I'm not impressed with that Wiktionary definition. 1) "to be unmoved" This means "feeling no pity, sympathy or sadness". E.g. "How can anyone be unmoved by images of starving children on our TV screens?" 躺平 doesn't seem to be used in this sense. 2) "to lose passion" This is quite different from "be unmoved", so it's hard to figure out what the definition is trying to say. How can it mean both "be unmoved" and "lose passion"? 3) "to be unwilling to struggle" This is yet another concept that is quite different from "be unmoved", although it somewhat overlaps with "lose passion". All three glosses imply that 躺平 is something that only concerns one's mental state, but my impression is that 躺平 involves *living a lifestyle* whereby one rejects working overtime overtime, seeking promotion, getting rich, and buying a home -- as described in the quote below (from Baidu Baike): 年轻人选择躺平，就是选择走向边缘，超脱于加班、升职、挣钱、买房的主流路径之外，用自己的方式消解外在环境对个体的规训。 That sounds like "opting out of the rat race". Note that they say "choose tangping" (选择躺平). One does not CHOOSE to "be unmoved" or CHOOSE to "lose passion" or CHOOSE to "be unwilling to struggle". Those are all mental states that occur spontaneously. Here's another source: "More and more Chinese 20-somethings are rejecting the rat race and 'lying flat' after watching their friends work themselves to death [...] Zhang is a Chinese millennial who has joined the ranks of a social movement called 躺平主义 — the "lying flat movement." It's a mindset, a lifestyle, and a personal choice for some disillusioned Chinese youth who have given up on the rat race and are staging a quiet rebellion against the trials of 9-9-6 work culture." https://www.insider.com/disenchanted-chinese-youth-join-a-mass-movement-to-lie-flat-2021-6 |
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# - 躺平 躺平 [tang3 ping2] /to lie stretched out/(neologism c. 2021) to opt out of the rat race/ # + 躺平 躺平 [tang3 ping2] /to lie flat/(figuratively, neologism) to be unmoved; to lose passion; to be unwilling to struggle/ |