tang ping
/ˌtɑŋ ˈpɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Young people in China exhausted by a culture of hard work with seemingly little reward are highlighting the need for a lifestyle change by "lying flat". The new trend, known as "tang ping", is described as an antidote to society's pressures to find jobs and perform well while working long shifts."
- "A growing number of Chinese youth want to "lie flat." This is the literal translation of what the expression "Tang ping" means in Chinese. Since last year, the trend has resurfaced. The generation born after 1995 claims to be "Tang ping" and rejects the 10-hours-a-day, 6-days-a-week work model."
- "“Tang-Ping” (TP), referring to “lying flat” literally, has been a buzzword in China web media since 2021. As the opponent of effort-making (EM) behaviors which have both instrumental and purpose values in Confucian culture, TP has a negative moral implication in China and has been criticized by the state-owned media."
- "Ji is a deadbeat that occupied the protagonists' house lying in their sofa all day in the 1993 Chinese sitcom I Love My Family. Images of Ji lazily "lying flat" on the sofa has become a viral internet meme, and even leading to the posture receiving a nickname "Ge You tang", or Ge You-esque slouching, since 2016, when the "tang ping" culture was on the rise in China."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌtɑŋ ˈpɪŋ/
- British English: /ˌtɑːŋ ˈpɪŋ/