One of the central principles in the Hong Kong pro-democracy protest movement was:
Do Not Split
(In Chinese: 不割蓆)
When you are part of a decentralized movement against an authoritarian power, it is critical to respect the roles others play, even when you do not agree with all of their actions.
Do Not Split
(In Chinese: 不割蓆)
When you are part of a decentralized movement against an authoritarian power, it is critical to respect the roles others play, even when you do not agree with all of their actions.
June 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
One of the central principles in the Hong Kong pro-democracy protest movement was:
Do Not Split
(In Chinese: 不割蓆)
When you are part of a decentralized movement against an authoritarian power, it is critical to respect the roles others play, even when you do not agree with all of their actions.
Do Not Split
(In Chinese: 不割蓆)
When you are part of a decentralized movement against an authoritarian power, it is critical to respect the roles others play, even when you do not agree with all of their actions.
Literary Chinese you can use:
余生不辰
"I was born in evil hour."
余生不辰
"I was born in evil hour."
April 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Literary Chinese you can use:
余生不辰
"I was born in evil hour."
余生不辰
"I was born in evil hour."
Classical Chinese for When It Happens or Possibly Already Happened:
丞相斯為上崩在外，恐諸公子及天下有變，乃祕之，不發喪。
Because the Emperor had died while away from the capital, the chancellor Li Si feared rebellion among the princes and the rest of the empire, so he kept it secret and announced no mourning.
丞相斯為上崩在外，恐諸公子及天下有變，乃祕之，不發喪。
Because the Emperor had died while away from the capital, the chancellor Li Si feared rebellion among the princes and the rest of the empire, so he kept it secret and announced no mourning.
August 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Classical Chinese for When It Happens or Possibly Already Happened:
丞相斯為上崩在外，恐諸公子及天下有變，乃祕之，不發喪。
Because the Emperor had died while away from the capital, the chancellor Li Si feared rebellion among the princes and the rest of the empire, so he kept it secret and announced no mourning.
丞相斯為上崩在外，恐諸公子及天下有變，乃祕之，不發喪。
Because the Emperor had died while away from the capital, the chancellor Li Si feared rebellion among the princes and the rest of the empire, so he kept it secret and announced no mourning.
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
A lunar eclipse once struck terror—was the moon vanishing? Ancient Chinese myth offered an answer: Tian Gou (天狗), a celestial dog, had leapt skyward to devour it.
It began with Hou Yi, the divine archer who shot down nine suns. Rewarded with an elixir of immortality, he kept it hidden. 1/3
🎨 建哥 不贱
It began with Hou Yi, the divine archer who shot down nine suns. Rewarded with an elixir of immortality, he kept it hidden. 1/3
🎨 建哥 不贱
July 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A lunar eclipse once struck terror—was the moon vanishing? Ancient Chinese myth offered an answer: Tian Gou (天狗), a celestial dog, had leapt skyward to devour it.
It began with Hou Yi, the divine archer who shot down nine suns. Rewarded with an elixir of immortality, he kept it hidden. 1/3
🎨 建哥 不贱
It began with Hou Yi, the divine archer who shot down nine suns. Rewarded with an elixir of immortality, he kept it hidden. 1/3
🎨 建哥 不贱
Rep. Massie wants it known publicly that if something bad were to happen, it would not be something he did. It’s a good tactic.
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Rep. Massie wants it known publicly that if something bad were to happen, it would not be something he did. It’s a good tactic.
Classical Chinese for inclement weather:
天既訖我[川]命…今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至？』
Heaven has stripped us of its Mandate...There is not a single commoner who doesn’t wish for our demise. They say “Why doesn’t Heaven send down its terrors? Why hasn’t a new Mandate arrived?”
天既訖我[川]命…今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至？』
Heaven has stripped us of its Mandate...There is not a single commoner who doesn’t wish for our demise. They say “Why doesn’t Heaven send down its terrors? Why hasn’t a new Mandate arrived?”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Evacuation ordered for events at National Mall as storms gather near Washington ahead of Trump's July 4th speech.
July 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Classical Chinese for inclement weather:
天既訖我[川]命…今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至？』
Heaven has stripped us of its Mandate...There is not a single commoner who doesn’t wish for our demise. They say “Why doesn’t Heaven send down its terrors? Why hasn’t a new Mandate arrived?”
天既訖我[川]命…今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至？』
Heaven has stripped us of its Mandate...There is not a single commoner who doesn’t wish for our demise. They say “Why doesn’t Heaven send down its terrors? Why hasn’t a new Mandate arrived?”
That’s not entirely accurate. It’s thought to have come from pidgin English spoken by Chinese immigrants as a loan translation, because it directly maps onto the Chinese 好久不見 - literally “long time, no see.” wordhistories.net/2018/01/21/l...
Pidgin-English origin of ‘long time no see’
The colloquial phrase ‘long time no see’, which first appeared in the USA in the 1890s, is used as a greeting meaning ‘it is a long time since we last saw each other’. It originated in Chinese Pidg…
wordhistories.net
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
That’s not entirely accurate. It’s thought to have come from pidgin English spoken by Chinese immigrants as a loan translation, because it directly maps onto the Chinese 好久不見 - literally “long time, no see.” wordhistories.net/2018/01/21/l...
Current undercaffeinated language brain: staring at this very confused thinking "but that's not what 不 means!"
January 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Current undercaffeinated language brain: staring at this very confused thinking "but that's not what 不 means!"
You thought “不” was enough…
then Chinese adds a whole secret layer 👀
听不懂 vs 不听
one is “can’t”
one is “won’t”
tiny change, big difference 😵💫
then Chinese adds a whole secret layer 👀
听不懂 vs 不听
one is “can’t”
one is “won’t”
tiny change, big difference 😵💫
April 20, 2026 at 2:23 AM
You thought “不” was enough…
then Chinese adds a whole secret layer 👀
听不懂 vs 不听
one is “can’t”
one is “won’t”
tiny change, big difference 😵💫
then Chinese adds a whole secret layer 👀
听不懂 vs 不听
one is “can’t”
one is “won’t”
tiny change, big difference 😵💫
不排斥中文「華人」這個詞，但翻成英文就是Chinese 滿討厭的。
April 24, 2026 at 10:36 AM
不排斥中文「華人」這個詞，但翻成英文就是Chinese 滿討厭的。
November 25, 2024 at 5:17 PM
the sign said 不允许狗 but that didn’t stop me because i can’t read chinese
December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
the sign said 不允许狗 but that didn’t stop me because i can’t read chinese
In Chinese folk horror, the Jiangshi (殭屍, Chinese zombies) grows more terrifying with time. At first, it lurches stiffly from its coffin, arms outstretched. But leave it sealed too long, and it evolves: its body sprouts foot-long hair, and it begins to glow as it moves.
Eventually, 1/2
Eventually, 1/2
July 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In Chinese folk horror, the Jiangshi (殭屍, Chinese zombies) grows more terrifying with time. At first, it lurches stiffly from its coffin, arms outstretched. But leave it sealed too long, and it evolves: its body sprouts foot-long hair, and it begins to glow as it moves.
Eventually, 1/2
Eventually, 1/2
Chinese netizens turned the 能 'will/can', and 明白 'understand' in *that* letter around and repurposed it into a slogan rejecting the state of things, and maybe the state itself:
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Telegram (Feb 2020)
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Telegram (Feb 2020)
February 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Chinese netizens turned the 能 'will/can', and 明白 'understand' in *that* letter around and repurposed it into a slogan rejecting the state of things, and maybe the state itself:
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Telegram (Feb 2020)
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Telegram (Feb 2020)
Literary Chinese you can use, part whatever:
紈褲不餓死，儒冠多誤身。
Fancypantses don't starve to death
But many's the man a scholar's cap has ruined.
紈褲不餓死，儒冠多誤身。
Fancypantses don't starve to death
But many's the man a scholar's cap has ruined.
April 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Literary Chinese you can use, part whatever:
紈褲不餓死，儒冠多誤身。
Fancypantses don't starve to death
But many's the man a scholar's cap has ruined.
紈褲不餓死，儒冠多誤身。
Fancypantses don't starve to death
But many's the man a scholar's cap has ruined.
当美国人站出来说not all Americans的时候
突然让我看到了我当年说not all Chinese的可笑之处
只说话不办事，得不到尊重
突然让我看到了我当年说not all Chinese的可笑之处
只说话不办事，得不到尊重
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
当美国人站出来说not all Americans的时候
突然让我看到了我当年说not all Chinese的可笑之处
只说话不办事，得不到尊重
突然让我看到了我当年说not all Chinese的可笑之处
只说话不办事，得不到尊重
In Chinese folk horror, the jiangshi(殭屍, Chinese zombies) only grows more dreadful with age. At first it rises stiffly from the coffin, arms thrust forward, hopping through the dark with corpse-rigid limbs. But if the body remains sealed too long, the curse deepens: 1/3
May 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM
In Chinese folk horror, the jiangshi(殭屍, Chinese zombies) only grows more dreadful with age. At first it rises stiffly from the coffin, arms thrust forward, hopping through the dark with corpse-rigid limbs. But if the body remains sealed too long, the curse deepens: 1/3
我坚持不和你说话，不是我不想你，更不是我不爱你，但是你给我的感觉，像是我在打扰你😭😭
youtu.be/ZVeZQ8HRG1w?...
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《红》– 罗言 | Chinese Sad Song 中英歌词(完整版) | 爱上了一个人眼睛不说慌，眼泪总偷偷的躲在眼眶
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December 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
我坚持不和你说话，不是我不想你，更不是我不爱你，但是你给我的感觉，像是我在打扰你😭😭
youtu.be/ZVeZQ8HRG1w?...
youtu.be/ZVeZQ8HRG1w?...
Chinese: 不
Japanese: いいえ
Vietnamese: KHÔNG
Korean: 아니요
Japanese: いいえ
Vietnamese: KHÔNG
Korean: 아니요
October 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Chinese: 不
Japanese: いいえ
Vietnamese: KHÔNG
Korean: 아니요
Japanese: いいえ
Vietnamese: KHÔNG
Korean: 아니요
In Chinese #mythology, the Dragon Horse(龍馬) is a mythical creature that emerges from rivers only during peaceful times when benevolent rulers govern. It stands eight feet five inches tall, has a long neck, wings on its shoulders, and a drooping tail, walking on water without sinking. 1/2
November 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM
In Chinese #mythology, the Dragon Horse(龍馬) is a mythical creature that emerges from rivers only during peaceful times when benevolent rulers govern. It stands eight feet five inches tall, has a long neck, wings on its shoulders, and a drooping tail, walking on water without sinking. 1/2
Classical Chinese for This Shit:
天既訖我殷命，假人元龜，無敢知吉...今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至』？
Heaven has revoked its Mandate. No diviner dares read good omens in the plastrons...There is not one commoner who doesn't long for your ruin. They say "Why doesn't Heaven send down its might? Why hasn't its Mandate come?"
天既訖我殷命，假人元龜，無敢知吉...今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至』？
Heaven has revoked its Mandate. No diviner dares read good omens in the plastrons...There is not one commoner who doesn't long for your ruin. They say "Why doesn't Heaven send down its might? Why hasn't its Mandate come?"
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Classical Chinese for This Shit:
天既訖我殷命，假人元龜，無敢知吉...今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至』？
Heaven has revoked its Mandate. No diviner dares read good omens in the plastrons...There is not one commoner who doesn't long for your ruin. They say "Why doesn't Heaven send down its might? Why hasn't its Mandate come?"
天既訖我殷命，假人元龜，無敢知吉...今我民罔不欲喪，曰『天曷不降威，大命胡不至』？
Heaven has revoked its Mandate. No diviner dares read good omens in the plastrons...There is not one commoner who doesn't long for your ruin. They say "Why doesn't Heaven send down its might? Why hasn't its Mandate come?"
Chinese at home and abroad took to their computers (Wuhan was in full lock down by this stage) or streets to shout at those who want to stifle the truth, who want us to accept *their* truth, which is no truth at all:
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Douban/Telegram (Feb 2020)
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Douban/Telegram (Feb 2020)
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Chinese at home and abroad took to their computers (Wuhan was in full lock down by this stage) or streets to shout at those who want to stifle the truth, who want us to accept *their* truth, which is no truth at all:
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Douban/Telegram (Feb 2020)
不能, 不明白
I refuse. I will not understand.
Source: Douban/Telegram (Feb 2020)