Chinese Buzzwords: With English Explanations (Second Edition) [Paperback]

This hilarious and whimsical Chinese langauge book shows all the slang words that have entered the Chinese lexicon in the last few years. This compendium of hip, contemporary buzz words will amuse and delight those who want to know what people are talking about in China now.

The book arose from a weekly column in theShanghai Dailynewspaper that introduced new Chinese words an slang. This compilation contains all the terms and phrases published in the Buzzwords column for the past four years.

Each term is presented first in Chinese and then inpinyin. Then it's followed by its English translation and a short paragraph to explain its basic meaning and usage.Shanghai Dailyis an English-language newspaper. The newspaper is very popular among expatriates who have stayed in the city for a long time, as well as those foreigners coming to Shanghai for purposes of study, travel or business.