English Explanatory Dictionary

lying flat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of tang ping (“a lifestyle and social protest movement in China beginning in April 2021, which is a rejection of societal pressures to overwork”).

Pronunciation

/ˌlaɪɪŋ ˈflæt/

Word forms

lying flat

Etymology

From lying (verb) + flat (adjective), a calque of Chinese 躺平 (tǎng píng, “to lie flat; (figurative, neologism) to be unwilling to struggle, to quiet quit”).

Synonyms

tang ping
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