单身汪

單身汪

dānshēnwāng

noun

Meanings

1 (internet slang) single person (used self-deprecatingly); 'single dog'

Characters

(woof — dog bark sound)

Examples

情人节又是我们单身汪难过的一天。

Qíngrénjié yòu shì wǒmen dānshēnwāng nánguò de yī tiān.

Valentine's Day is another tough day for us 'single dogs.'

他自嘲说自己是资深单身汪。

Tā zìcháo shuō zìjǐ shì zīshēn dānshēnwāng.

He self-deprecatingly calls himself a senior 'single dog.'

Tips

culture

汪 imitates a dog's bark (汪汪 wāng wāng = woof woof). The slang began around 2014 on Chinese social media, riffing on 单身狗 (dānshēn gǒu, 'single dog') by replacing 狗 with the cuter, sound-symbolic 汪. Used jokingly and online, especially around 情人节 and 光棍节 (Singles' Day, 11/11).

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Strictly internet/colloquial. Don't use it in formal writing. Self-deprecating only — calling someone else a 单身汪 can come off as teasing.

Stroke Order

单 dān

身 shēn

汪 wāng