Chinglish Dictionary

Don't look back, no good story

别回头，没好事

A Chinglish life philosophy: "don't look back, no good story." The missing "there is" makes it classic Chinglish. It adv...

Eat good, feel good

吃好点，心情就好

A simple, practical, and universally true Chinglish wisdom: "if you eat well, you'll feel good." The missing verb "be" (...

Rainbow after rain, better man after pain

雨后见彩虹，痛过遇好人

A rhyming Chinglish proverb: "rainbow after rain, better man after pain." The rhyme and parallel structure give it the f...

He lost treasure, you open new map

他丢了宝藏，你开了新地图

A wonderfully extended Chinglish gaming metaphor: "he lost a treasure, you opened a new map." Using video game language ...

You very good, he no luck

你超棒，是他没福气

A warm Chinglish compliment-rejection pair: "you are very good, he has no luck." The missing verb "is" and "has" make it...

He not cherish you, he stupid

他不珍惜你，是他傻

A grammatically glorious Chinglish statement: "if he doesn't cherish you, he is stupid." The double missing verbs — "not...

You angel, he trash

你是天使，他是垃圾

A direct and devastating Chinglish comparison: "you are an angel, he is trash." Three words, no verbs, maximum impact. T...

You flower, he dog

你是鲜花，他是癞皮狗

A blunt Chinglish metaphor: "you are a flower, he is a mangy dog." The missing verb "are" and "is" make it perfectly Chi...

No money no talk, no love no walk

没钱不聊，不爱不散

A rhyming Chinglish life philosophy pairing two conditions: "if there's no money, don't talk; if there's no love, don't ...

Next man better than him

下一个男人会比他好

A hopeful Chinglish reassurance: "the next man will be better than him." Dropping the future tense "will" makes it pure ...

You no need sad, you beautiful

你不用难过，你很漂亮

A charmingly grammatically incorrect Chinglish consolation: "you don't need to be sad, you are beautiful." The missing "...

Better single than wrong

单身也比错的人好

A pragmatic Chinglish life motto: "being single is better than being with the wrong person." The grammar is almost corre...

He not treasure you, let him go

他不珍惜你，就让他走

A classic Chinglish relationship advice phrase with the signature missing "does" — "he not treasure" instead of "he does...

Don't love, no hurt

不爱，就不会受伤

A concise Chinglish life philosophy: "if you don't love, there is no hurt." The structure mirrors the Chinese conditiona...

Bad man go, good man come

渣男走，好男来

A rhythmic Chinglish mantra of hope after a breakup: "bad man goes, good man comes." The stripped grammar and rhyme-like...

Love is not all

爱情不是全部

A simple yet profound Chinglish statement: "love is not everything." While grammatically correct, the phrase carries a d...

You good, he blind

你很好，是他眼瞎

A brutally honest and grammatically stripped Chinglish consolation: "you are good, he is blind." The missing verb "to be...

He lose you, his lose

他失去你，是他的损失

A classic Chinglish breakup consolation phrase meaning "if he loses you, it's his loss." The grammar is stripped down — ...

No man, no die

没男人又不会死

A blunt and humorous Chinglish phrase meaning "without a man, you won't die." Used to tell someone that being single is ...

Want cry go outside cry

要哭出去哭

A direct, grammatically stripped Chinglish command meaning "if you want to cry, go outside and cry." It removes all auxi...