爷青回

爺青回

yéqīnghuí

phrase

Meanings

1 my youth is back
2 a throwback moment from my youth returns

Characters

grandpa (here: me/yours truly)

youth (short for 青春)

Examples

HSK 7-9

看到老动画重播，爷青回！

Kàndào lǎo dònghuà chóngbō, yéqīnghuí!

Seeing the old cartoons re-air - my youth is back!

HSK 7-9

这首歌一响，弹幕全是爷青回。

Zhè shǒu gē yì xiǎng, dànmù quán shì yéqīnghuí.

The moment this song plays, the bullet comments are all "yé qīng huí".

HSK 7-9

老演员重聚，粉丝纷纷刷爷青回。

Lǎo yǎnyuán chóng jù, fěnsī fēnfēn shuā yéqīnghuí.

When the old cast reunited, fans spammed "my youth is back".

Tips

register

Bilibili-born internet slang, mainstream from 2020. Shortened from 爷的青春回来了 ("my youth has returned"). The self-mocking 爷 ("this grandpa / yours truly") is part of the joke. Bullet-comment/chat register only.

Stroke Order

爷 yé

青 qīng

回 huí