火星文

Chinese

Mars; to be outdated and unaware; to not know something that everyone else knows
 
language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (火星文) 火星
simp. #(火星文) 火星

Etymology

The reference to Mars originated from a line in the 2001 comedy Shaolin Soccer: “Go back to Mars, the Earth is so dangerous.”

Pronunciation


Noun

火星文

  1. (Internet) Martian language, a style of writing in which Chinese-language text is represented by a variety of scripts and symbols, popular among some young people.
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