RESOU 热搜
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rè sōu (热搜) — “hot search.” Not the headlines; the replies underneath.

The Resou Dictionary

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ENTRY #007 普信男 pǔ xìn nán “so ordinary, so confident” A man of average everything — except self-esteem. Coined on a comedy stage in 2020; now the shorthand for a national argument about men, merit and modesty. OPEN THE ENTRY →
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