秀恩 (xiùēn): to show off a romantic relation…

Meanings

1 to show off a romantic relationship (slang)
2 to flaunt affection in public
3 PDA

Characters

秀

xiù

to show off (loanword from English 'show')

恩

ēn

favor, affection (clipped from 恩爱)

Examples

他们又在朋友圈秀恩了。

Tāmen yòu zài péngyǒuquān xiùēn le.

They're flaunting their relationship on social media again.

情人节满屏都是秀恩。

Qíngrénjié mǎnpíng dōu shì xiùēn.

On Valentine's Day the whole feed is couples showing off.

Tips

usage

秀恩 is a clipped form of 秀恩爱 (xiùēn'ài) 'show off love-affection,' the full slang term. The short form is now standard in casual online Chinese, often paired with 撒狗粮 (sǎ gǒuliáng) 'scatter dog food' — what the singles call it when they have to watch.

register

Internet slang. Don't use this in formal writing or to describe couples in news copy — say 公开恩爱 or simply 表达爱意 instead.