信生活

Chinese

		letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	life; livelihood
simp. and trad. (信生活)		信	生活

Etymology

Near-homophonic play on 性生活 (xìngshēnghuó, “sex life”).

Pronunciation

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shin-sen-weq

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵shin-sen-weq
    • MiniDict: shin^去 sen weh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xin-sen-hhueq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin³³ sən⁵⁵ ɦuəʔ²¹/

Noun

信生活

1. (Shanghainese) instant messaging lifestyle

   • 大學裡一半人天天辣過信生活！ [Shanghainese, trad.]
     大学里一半人天天辣过信生活！ [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 38

     ⁶da-ghoq ⁶li ⁷iq-poe ⁶gnin ⁸laq ⁵ku ⁵shin-sen-weq [Wugniu]

     In uni half the people can’t be separated from their phones!