REAL INTERNET CHINESE
someone controlled by faces
someone whose attraction runs on looks first, personality second or later
- 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
Falls for the profile picture before the bio, picks movies by the poster, forgives the handsome almost anything. Self-declared with a shrug: I'm just a looks person. The ending builds a family: cat person, sneaker person, dessert person. Confess it about yourself; aim it at someone else and it sounds like a verdict.
Hear it in the wild
Wǒ shì yán kòng, hǎokàn jiù xíng.
I'm a looks person, good-looking is enough for me.
Yán kòng zhǎo duìxiàng, xiān kàn zhàopiàn.
Looks people check the photos first when dating.
Quick answers
What does 颜控 mean?
someone whose attraction runs on looks first, personality second or later
When do people say 颜控?
Falls for the profile picture before the bio, picks movies by the poster, forgives the handsome almost anything. Self-declared with a shrug: I'm just a looks person. The ending builds a family: cat person, sneaker person, dessert person. Confess it about yourself; aim it at someone else and it sounds like a verdict.
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