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窝囊费 nang fèi (slang) hard-earned wages (pun on 窩囊廢|窝囊废[wo1 nang5 fei4])
乐色 (slang) (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾[la1 ji1])
一语双关 shuāng guān to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre
压力山大 shān (jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])
外貌协会 wài mào xié huì the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association)
性福 xìng (neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福[xing4 fu2]) satisfied with one's sex life
盆友 pén yǒu (Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[peng2 you3])
歪果仁 wāi guǒ rén (slang) foreigner (pun on 外國人|外国人[wai4 guo2 ren2])
妹纸 mèi zhǐ (Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mei4 zi5])
普宁市 níng Shì Puning, a county-level city in Jieyang City 揭陽市|揭阳市[Jie1 yang2 Shi4], Guangdong
双关语 shuāng guān pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning
海待 hǎi dài student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带[hai3 dai4]) / cf. 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1]
辣鸡 spicy chicken / (Internet slang) garbage (pun on 垃圾[la1 ji1])
河蟹 xiè river crab / Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[he2 xie2], which is blocked by the great firewall of China)
双关 shuāng guān pun / play on words
气管炎 guǎn yán bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus) / henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得嚴|妻子管得严[qi1 zi5 guan3 de5 yan2] used in comic theater)
照骗 zhào piàn (Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片[zhao4 pian4]) / photoshopped picture
柰子 nài zi Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) / (Internet slang) tits (pun on 奶子[nai3 zi5])
鸡冻 dòng chicken jelly / (Internet slang) exciting (pun on 激動|激动[ji1 dong4])
和尚打伞,无法无天 shang sǎn , tiān lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless
光腚肿菊 Guāng dìng Zhǒng (Internet slang) punning reference to 廣電總局|广电总局[Guang3 dian4 Zong3 ju2], the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA)
杯具 bēi cup / (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bei1 ju4], tragedy) so bad / terrible / bummer / fiasco / debacle
情非得已 qíng fēi compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
非死不可 Fēi Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")
把拔 (Tw) (slang) daddy (pun on 爸爸[ba4 ba5])


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