Watch: Were You Born in the Year of the Walnut?
The forgotten Chinese zodiac sign?
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Oct 24, 2020
Slang Dynasty is a series that unpacks the wide world of Chinese regional slang, internet colloquialisms, and assorted street-level jargon.
When someone is being a bit thick, you may search for a euphemism to soften the blow. In Lanzhou, there’s a real linguistic gem for this purpose.
Here, Lanzhou-born Doris from Fangsheneng Visual Studio explains what it means to be born in the Year of the Walnut:
Check out some of Fangsheneng Visual Studio’s work here.
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