Let’s learn a new Chinese slang: Tang Ping
Chinese culture is huge. Often, the people feel peer pressure to follow the well-established traditions.
For example, since your friends are all getting married, you may be under tremendous pressure to get married.
However, marriage is a complicated topic in China. You need to buy a house and car before getting married.
With this simple background, let’s learn a new slang: Tang Ping.
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Tang Ping refers to being indifferent to whatever is happening around you. You just don’t want to move your butts.
- 躺平 (tǎnɡ pínɡ): Lying Flat
Tang Ping is an attitude of “doing nothing”, “not resisting”, and “not working hard”. In English, it would translate to staying “indifferent” or “cool”, irrespective of what others are doing or saying. In some instances, it might indicate that you are submissive.
In the case of marriage, Tang Ping may refer to a way of life that young people DO NOT buy a house, buy a car, get married, have children, do not consume too much, maintain a simple standard of living, etc. Basically, just don’t participate in the rat race.
