屌丝逆袭

屌絲逆襲

diǎosīnìxí

phrase vulgar

Meanings

1 loser making a comeback / underdog turning the tables
2 rags-to-riches or zero-to-hero story (internet slang)

Characters

silk / -fan suffix

reverse / against

attack / strike

Examples

这部电影讲的就是一个屌丝逆袭的故事。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de jiùshì yí ge diǎosī nìxí de gùshì.

This movie tells a classic underdog-makes-good story.

他靠自己的努力实现了屌丝逆袭。

Tā kào zìjǐ de nǔlì shíxiàn le diǎosī nìxí.

Through his own hard work he pulled off a loser-to-winner turnaround.

Tips

culture

Combines 屌丝 (ordinary loser) + 逆袭 (counter-strike / comeback). A dominant narrative trope in 2010s Chinese web novels, TV dramas, and start-up folklore: the nobody who beats the odds and ends up with fame, wealth, or the 白富美.

Stroke Order

屌 diǎo

丝 sī

逆 nì

袭 xí