learn chinese
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To quit or transfer from a major professional sports league, suggesting a player does not deserve their current place.
Derogatory; Slang
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see learn, Chinese.
Example Sentences
- "Our best starting line up against 18th in League 1, we either win 5-0 or every single one of those players need to start learning Chinese."
- "Absolute ass bowling. no swing at all, 115kph bouncers to short ball veterans. Always ruins the pp spell of Tushar. I expected so much from him, really disappointed. Better turn the things around or learn Chinese"
- "“Every single hater who told me to learn Chinese, I’m glad because I’m going to Shanghai” Asuna shut the haters down 🔒"
Etymology
From the phrase "Get ready to learn Chinese, buddy," originating from an image macro falsely quoting NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in reference to controversy surrounding player Kyrie Irving, suggesting that Irving should be exiled to lower-tier Chinese league.