REAL INTERNET CHINESE
crispy skinned worker
a young worker whose body seems to break at the slightest touch, joking about bad health
- Who can you say it to?
- Friends and coworkers Normal among people your own age. Skip it with elders, clients and officials.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Say it when you sprain your ankle stepping off a curb, or your back gives out from one bad chair. Self deprecating humor about being twenty something and already falling apart.
Hear it in the wild
Aóyè sān tiān, cuìpí dǎgōngrén jìn yīyuàn le.
Three all nighters and this fragile worker landed in hospital.
Cuìpí dǎgōngrén tǐjiǎn yì duī máobìng.
The fragile worker's checkup found a pile of problems.
Quick answers
What does 脆皮打工人 mean?
a young worker whose body seems to break at the slightest touch, joking about bad health
When do people say 脆皮打工人?
Say it when you sprain your ankle stepping off a curb, or your back gives out from one bad chair. Self deprecating humor about being twenty something and already falling apart.
When should you not say 脆皮打工人?
Keep it light and about yourself or peers. Using it about someone with a real illness is cruel, the joke is about fragility, not disease.
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