马甲

馬甲
mǎjiǎ
noun #18,441

Measure Word

马甲 jiàn

Meanings

  1. 1 vest
  2. 2 waistcoat
  3. 3 sockpuppet (internet slang)

Examples

Tiān lěng le, chuān jiàn mǎjiǎ ba.
It's cold, put on a vest.
Tā yòng mǎjiǎ zài lùntán shàng fā tiē.
He used a sockpuppet account to post on the forum.

Tips

usage
马甲 has two distinct meanings: (1) a vest/waistcoat (regional, mainly northern China), and (2) a fake online identity / sockpuppet account (internet slang, from the phrase 穿马甲 'wearing a vest' = hiding identity).
culture
The internet meaning comes from a famous sketch by Zhao Benshan: "以为穿马甲认识" (Don't think I won't recognize you just because you put on a vest).

Stroke Order

jiǎ