REAL INTERNET CHINESE
an ordinary yet confident man
a painfully average guy radiating unearned certainty, especially about women
- 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
Owns nothing, knows half, lectures all: about your weight, your age, your 'market value'. Born from a stand-up bit about men of ordinary means and extraordinary confidence. A dating-thread staple, and the quickest label for the guy explaining your own job back to you.
Hear it in the wild
Tā zìjǐ tiáojiàn yìbān hái tǐng tiǎo, pǔxìn nán.
He is mediocre himself yet so picky, textbook unwarranted confidence.
Yòu lái jiāo wǒ zuòshì, pǔxìn nán zhēn duō.
Here comes another lecture, these men are everywhere.
Quick answers
What does 普信男 mean?
a painfully average guy radiating unearned certainty, especially about women
When do people say 普信男?
Owns nothing, knows half, lectures all: about your weight, your age, your 'market value'. Born from a stand-up bit about men of ordinary means and extraordinary confidence. A dating-thread staple, and the quickest label for the guy explaining your own job back to you.
When should you not say 普信男?
A direct hit on a real person's dignity: bite-sized as banter between friends, a slap face to face.
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