Last year, a viral meme exploded across the Chinese internet.

In a re-dubbed clip of two characters from ’80s anime Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari. While one character bemoans being tired from work, the other excitedly declares that this was as it should be. “Leave being comfortable to those who have money,” the latter exclaims. “C’mon worker!”

Denzel DeChosen goes into how else you can use the term “打工人 da gong ren” in this week’s Slang Dynasty.

And find Denzel DeChosen on his Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5k…

Videographer: Thanakrit Gu + Miranda Wang + Danzhe Chen

Editor: Danzhe Chen

Translation & Subtitling: Danzhe Chen

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