//Slow Chinese/7 August 2021

永远滴神	yǒngyuǎn dī shén	the best

拿来吧你	ná lái ba nǐ	amazing, ‘I’m so jealous - give it to me!

牙签	yáqiān	feeble or weak

祖师爷赏饭吃	zǔ shīyé shǎng fàn chī	a patriarch appreciates the rice he eats; naturally gifted

雷语	léi yǔ	thunder words; viral sound bytes

黑粉	hēi fěn	anti-fans

掐架	qiā jià	strong disagreement; online slanging match or abuse

半吊子	bàn diàozi	half-hearted, mediocre

靠脸蛋	kào liǎndàn	to only rely on one’s looks

顶流们	dǐng liúmen	top internet celebs

流量至上	liúliàng zhìshàng	web traffic is king

流量明星	liúliàng míngxīng	web traffic star

泛娱乐化	fàn yúlè huà	entertianment-ising; turning everything into [low quality] entertainment

怪圈	guàiquān	vicious circle

养号	yǎng hào	cultivating a social media presence; building a profile

顶流	dǐng liú	top of the rankings

势在必行	shì zài bì xíng	imperative; it's inevitable 

不容小视	bùróng xiǎoshì	not be under estimated

不可小觑	bùkě xiǎo qù	not be underestimated

歪风邪气	wāifēng xiéqì	unhealthy trends

兴风作浪	xīngfēng zuòlàng	raise winds and waves; make trouble

推波助澜	tuībō zhùlán	making waves; adding fuel to the fire

精神鸦片	spiritual opium; opium of the people

网瘾	wǎng yǐn	internet addiction

拥趸	yōng dǔn	fans

新宠	xīnchǒng	new favourite; new darling of investors

风向标	fēngxiàngbiāo	wind vane; indicator of the direction things are going in

压舱石	tā cāng shí) - ballast stone; foundation or mainstay of a business

势如破竹	shìrú pòzhú	exploding bamboo; smash into the enemy territory with the force of exploding bamboo; rapid expansion

脱颖而出	tuōyǐng'érchū	outstanding

突飞猛进	tūfēi měngjìn	advance in leaps and bounds

火力全开	huǒlì quán kāi	at full throttle

崭露头角	zhǎnlù-tóujiǎo	stand out conspicuously