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Tiger Moms Raise Chicken Babies 鸡娃 (jī wá) and Other Crazy Chinese Parenting Slang

Thanakrit Gu

1:16 PM HKT, Tue September 7, 2021

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Translated as ‘chicken baby,’ 鸡娃 (jī wá) are kids brought up by ‘Tiger Moms’ who push them to succeed and be their best. That kid who lives next store to you and is forced to practice the piano until 11 PM every night – she is a diligent 鸡娃 (jī wá)!

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Thanakrit Gu

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#slangdynasty #chineseslang

Videographer: Thanakrit Gu + Miranda Wang + Danzhe Chen

Editor: Thanakrit Gu

Translation & Subtitling: Thanakrit Gu

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