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04/19/2024 07:36:27 am

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Chinglish grows popular internationally:You can you up

(Photo : http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/) The Chinglish phrase that is fast becoming viral all over the world.

The popular Chinglish phrase "You can you up, no can no bb," which went viral in Chinese social media platforms and the society, had already reached worldwide recognition and had been liked for almost 4000 times as it entered the American website Urban Dictionary.

In a post submitted by a user named 'gingerdesu,' the phrase "you can you up" means that if do think that you can do something, you can proceed with it and do it. It is a Chinglish statement meant for people who pass judgment on the work of others, particularly if the critic is not doing any better.

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The second part of the phrase that says "no can no BB" means that if the critic cannot do it, then do not even try to condemn it.   

Chinglish is derived from the Chinese and English languages.

Linguists noted that the current phenomenon signified that Chinglish language is already being embraced with the entire world, and it is being integrated into everyday life.

Other popular Chinglish slogans like "tuhao" as well as "no zuo no die" were also posted in Urban Dictionary.

Chinglish statements are invented with traditional Chinese languages, even including Hanyu Pinyin. They are now being spread outside the country's websites.

An article had been printed by the Economist in 2010, wherein the word "guanggun" (meaning bare branches or barren men) was used to describe "overaged" single males. Also in 2013, the terms "tuhao" and "dama" were used in articles in the BBC as well as the Wall Street Journal, while other phrases like "gan bu," "Maotai," and "feng shui" had been entered in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Professor Zhang Yiwu from the Chinese Department of Peking University said that the constant use of Chinglish by foreign entities implied that people are checking out the latest happenings in China's pop culture. 

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