玻璃心

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Chinese

glass heart; mind
trad. (玻璃心) 玻璃
simp. #(玻璃心) 玻璃
alternative forms Polly Shum Hong Kong Internet slang
Literally: “glass heart”.

Pronunciation


Noun

玻璃心

  1. (slang) oversensitive mentality; the easiness of one's feelings got hurt; emotional vulnerability
    為什麼我們製造玻璃心世代
    为什么我们制造玻璃心世代
    Wèishénme wǒmen zhìzào chū bōlíxīn shìdài?
    Why do we create an emotionally vulnerable generation? (One of the book titles of The Coddling of the American Mind in Chinese)
  2. (slang) person who has such condition
    知道玻璃心表演破防
    知道玻璃心表演破防
    Jí! Zhīdào nǐ shì ge bōlixīn le, bù yòng yòu biǎoyǎn pòfáng le.
    Triggered! get that you're a snowflake, and no need to show once more that have the skin got under.