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爱你老己: The Viral Chinese Slang Gen Z says to themselves today
Why are millions of young Chinese suddenly saying “爱你老己，明天见” — “Love you, Lao Ji, see you tomorrow” — to themselves?
In this episode of TrendyChinese 舌尖上的中文, we explore the viral Chinese internet slang 爱你老己 (ài nǐ lǎo jǐ) — a phrase that started as a gaming meme in League of Legends and unexpectedly became one of the most heartwarming expressions in Chinese social media culture.
With hundreds of millions of views across platforms like Douyin and Xiaohongshu, this trending phrase reveals something fascinating about modern Chinese language, internet humor, and the way young people talk about…
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