码农

碼農

mǎnóng

noun

Measure Word

一个码农 gè

Meanings

1 code farmer (self-deprecating term for a programmer)
2 coder
3 dev grunt

Characters

Examples

我是个普通的码农。

Wǒ shì gè pǔtōng de mǎnóng.

I'm just an ordinary coder.

北京的码农工资比较高。

Běijīng de mǎnóng gōngzī bǐjiào gāo.

Programmer salaries in Beijing are relatively high.

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Self-deprecating: 码 (code) + 农 (farmer / peasant) paints the programmer as a faceless laborer grinding out code. Peers: 程序员 (neutral), 工程师 (formal), 大牛 (guru).

Stroke Order

码 mǎ

农 nóng