REAL INTERNET CHINESE
8am person
someone trapped in an early class or shift, said with suffering and solidarity
- 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 your alarm goes off at six thirty for an eight o'clock lecture, or you commute half asleep to a morning shift. Groaning sympathy, shared misery among students and young workers.
Hear it in the wild
Míng zǎo bā diǎn yǒu kè, zǎobā rén hǎo kǔ.
Class at eight tomorrow, early birds suffer.
Zǎobā rén de nàozhōng jiào bù xǐng wǒ.
No alarm can wake this 8am soldier.
Quick answers
What does 早八人 mean?
someone trapped in an early class or shift, said with suffering and solidarity
When do people say 早八人?
Say it when your alarm goes off at six thirty for an eight o'clock lecture, or you commute half asleep to a morning shift. Groaning sympathy, shared misery among students and young workers.
When should you not say 早八人?
Harmless whining among peers. Do not complain about being an early person to someone who works overnight shifts, you will get no sympathy.
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