English：
Internet slang meaning "lemon spirit"; refers to people who are jealous, envious of others, sour grapes; used humorously to describe mild jealousy.
中文：
网络用语指"柠檬精"；指嫉妒、羡慕别人的人，吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸；幽默形容轻微的嫉妒心理。
Emerging in 2019 Chinese internet; lemon represents sourness, so "lemon spirit" means being jealous of others' happiness, success or belongings, mostly used in a joking way.
2019年中国互联网兴起；柠檬代表酸涩，因此"柠檬精"指羡慕别人的幸福、成功、拥有的事物，多为玩笑用法。
📌 Example 1
A: "He got a new luxury car." B: "I'm a Ning Meng Jing, so jealous!"
A："他买了新豪车。" B："我是柠檬精，太羡慕了！"
📌 Example 2
A: "She won the first prize." B: "Ning Meng Jing online, I want it too!"
A："她得了一等奖。" B："柠檬精上线，我也想要！"
📌 Example 3
A: "They are traveling in Europe." B: "Total Ning Meng Jing, so envious!"
A："他们在欧洲旅游。" B："纯纯柠檬精，太羡慕了！"
📌 Example 4
A: "He has a super cute girlfriend." B: "Ning Meng Jing, I'm single!"
A："他有超可爱的女朋友。" B："柠檬精，我还是单身！"
📌 Example 5
A: "She got a big promotion." B: "Ning Meng Jing, congratulations!"
A："她升职加薪了。" B："柠檬精上线，恭喜！"
📌 Example 6
A: "They have a lovely pet cat." B: "Ning Meng Jing, I want a cat too!"
A："他们有只超可爱的猫咪。" B："柠檬精，我也想养猫！"
📌 Example 7
A: "He ate delicious seafood dinner." B: "Ning Meng Jing, I want to eat too!"
A："他吃了美味的海鲜大餐。" B："柠檬精，我也想吃！"
📌 Example 8
A: "She has a lot of beautiful clothes." B: "Ning Meng Jing, so jealous!"
A："她有好多漂亮衣服。" B："柠檬精，太羡慕了！"
📌 Example 9
A: "They won the lottery." B: "Ning Meng Jing, lucky dogs!"
A："他们中奖了。" B："柠檬精，幸运儿！"
📌 Example 10
A: "He traveled for free." B: "Ning Meng Jing, that's awesome!"
A："他免费旅游了。" B："柠檬精，也太爽了！"
📌 Example 11
真实使用感受：2019年看朋友出国旅游，我化身柠檬精🍋；2020年同事涨工资，偷偷当柠檬精，嘴上还说恭喜。
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