LiVac New Chinese Buzzword Roster
LiVac New Chinese Buzzword Roster
The LIVAC (Linguistic Variations in Chinese Speech Communities) synchronous corpus is based on news media materials sampled and analyzed regularly and synchronously from six Chinese-speaking communities, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Beijing, Shanghai, and Macau.
An annual "New Chinese Buzzword Roster" is also produced on the basis of the bi-weekly records for one year from 2004 onward. The new words appearing in the Pan-Chinese, Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan rosters are drawn mostly on the basis of their frequency of occurance in the reports on political, social, and economic events in the different communities during the year. They provide good and useful social and cultural indicators.
The New Chinese Buzz Word Roster is an innovative and experimental attempt. We appreciate comments and suggestions which would improve the Roster and the associated indices.
The 2021 LiVac New Chinese Buzzword Roster
The Top 5 new words in Pan-Chinese Regions are: 躺平主義 (Lie Flat Approach, tang ping zhu yi), 元宇宙 (Metaverse, yuan yu zhou), 紙板床 (Cardboard Bed, zhi ban chuang), 以疆制華 (Xinjiang as China Stopper, yi jiang zhi hua), 核廢水排放 (Nuclear Waste Disposal, he fei shui pai fang)
The Buzzword Rosters of each community are:
| Pan- Chinese |
Lie Flat Approach
躺平主義
|
Metaverse
元宇宙
|
Cardboard Bed
紙板床
|
Xinjiang as China Stopper
以疆制華
|
Nuclear Waste Disposal
核廢水排放
|
| Hong Kong |
Consumption Voucher
消費券
|
JoyYou Card
樂悠卡
|
Leave Home Safe
安心出行
|
Hong Kong Health Code
港康碼
|
Reverse Vending Machine(RVM)
入樽機
|
| Beijing |
Two Confirmations
兩個確立
|
Three Oxen Spirit
三牛精神
|
Double Reduction
雙減
|
Cloud Convention
雲招展
|
CNY on the Job
穩崗留工
|
| Taiwan |
Quintuple Vouchers
五倍券
|
"Click" Economy
嗶經濟
|
Battle-ready Blue
戰鬥藍
|
"5-2" Water Restrictions
供 5 停 2
|
Zero Fortified Pigs
零萊豬
|
2020
The top 5 new words in Pan-Chinese communities include: 居家令 (Stay-At-Home Order), 逆行者 (Heroes in harm’s way),
港區國安法 (National Security Law), 直播帶貨 (Livestream Sales), and 雲會議 (Cloud-based Conference Call).
The Buzzword Rosters of each community are:
| Pan- Chinese |
Stay-At-Home Order
居家令
|
Heroes in harm’s way
逆行者
|
National Security Law
港區國安法
|
Livestream Sales
直播帶貨
|
Cloud-based Conference Call
雲會議
|
| Beijing |
Support Hubei
援鄂
|
Two initiatives and one major project
兩新一重
|
Health Kit
健康寶
|
Mukbang
吃播
|
Chang'e 5
嫦娥五號
|
| Hong Kong |
Prohibition on Group Gathering
限聚令
|
Mutual Destruction Theory
攬炒論
|
Purple Flag
紫旗
|
Employment Support Scheme
保就業
|
Online Concert
網上騷
|
| Taiwan |
American Pigs
萊豬
|
Triple Stimulus Vouchers
三倍券
|
Han Recall
罷韓案
|
Coupon
酷碰券
|
Outbound worker
外漂族
|
2019
The 2019 top 5 new words in Pan-Chinese communities include: 止暴制亂 (Stop violence and end disorder), 脫歐黨 (Brexit party), 令和 (退位禮) (Reiwa), 陳同佳案 (Chan Tong-kai case), 烏克蘭門 (Ukrainian gate).
2018
The 2018 top 5 new words in Pan-Chinese communities include: 特金會 (Trump - Kim Jong-un Summit),
關稅戰 (Tariff war), 進博會 (China International Import Expo), Sharp Power (銳實力), Buddha Like (佛系).
2017
The 2017 top 5 new words in Pan-Chinese communities include: 通俄門 (Russiagate), 禁穆令 (Muslim ban),
電競產業 (E-sports industry), 實心化 (Solidification), 遠訓 (Long-Distance Training).