REAL INTERNET CHINESE
this grandpa's youth has returned
something you loved as a teenager is back, and your teenage self with it
- 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?
- Typed, not spoken People type this. Saying it out loud sounds like a joke.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
The old band reunites on stage, the game gets a remaster, the snack from primary school reappears on a shelf. You type three characters with full concert energy. The 'grandpa' is a cocky way of saying me. Warm and loud in comments, slightly embarrassing out loud, which is why it lives in text.
Hear it in the wild
Yuèduì chóngjù, yé qīng huí!
The band is back together, my youth has returned!
Yóuxì chóngzhì le, yé qīng huí.
They remade the game, my youth is back.
Quick answers
What does 爷青回 mean?
something you loved as a teenager is back, and your teenage self with it
When do people say 爷青回?
The old band reunites on stage, the game gets a remaster, the snack from primary school reappears on a shelf. You type three characters with full concert energy. The 'grandpa' is a cocky way of saying me. Warm and loud in comments, slightly embarrassing out loud, which is why it lives in text.
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