# Daily Life

Discover the most common Chinglish phrases used in everyday situations, from shopping to daily conversations.

Fight chicken blood

打鸡血 (dǎ jī xuè)

Means: Extreme hype / Artificial enthusiasm / Forced motivation

Leftover woman

剩女 (shèng nǚ)

Means: Single woman past the conventional marriage age / Unmarried woman in her late twenties or older

Touch porcelain

碰瓷 (pèng cí)

Means: Staged accident fraud / Insurance scam / Fake injury scheme

VIP dog

贵宾犬 (guìbīn quǎn)

Means: Poodle

Fuck the duck until exploded

干炸鸭子 (gān zhà yā zi)

Means: Dry-fried duck / Deep-fried duck

Horse horse tiger tiger

马马虎虎 (mǎ mǎ hǔ hǔ)

Means: So-so / Mediocre / Careless

Open water

开水 (kāi shuǐ)

Means: Boiled water / Hot water

Watch sister

表妹 (biǎo mèi)

Means: Female cousin (on the mother's side)

Let the horse come here

放马过来 (fàng mǎ guò lái)

Means: Bring it on! / Come at me!

Give you some color to see see

给你点颜色看看 (gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan)

Means: Teach you a lesson / Show you what I'm capable of

Good good study, day day up

好好学习,天天向上 (hǎo hǎo xué xí, tiān tiān xiàng shàng)

Means: Study hard and make progress every day

People mountain people sea

人山人海 (rén shān rén hǎi)

Means: A sea of people / Huge crowds

No can do

不行 / 做不得 (bù xíng / zuò bu de)

Means: I can't do it / That is not possible

Lose face

丢脸 (diū liǎn)

Means: Be humiliated / Suffer a loss of respect

Long time no see

好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn)

Means: It's been a while! / I haven't seen you in ages!

Add oil

加油 (jiā yóu)

Means: Go for it! / Keep it up! / Come on!