虐文

nüèwén

noun

Meanings

1 angst fiction
2 emotionally painful romance novel

Characters

Examples

我不敢看虐文，太上头了。

Wǒ bù gǎn kàn nüèwén, tài shàngtóu le.

I don't dare read angst fiction — it hits too hard.

这部小说前期甜后期虐，慎入。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō qiánqī tián hòuqī nüè, shèn rù.

This novel is sweet early on, then gut-wrenching — enter at your own risk.

虐文和甜文的受众完全不一样。

Nüèwén hé tiánwén de shòuzhòng wánquán bù yíyàng.

Angst fiction and fluff have totally different audiences.

Tips

culture

A genre tag on sites like Jinjiang Literature (晋江). The 虐 can mean abusive plotlines (misunderstandings, betrayal, character death) or just emotional pain. Pairs with 甜文 (fluff), 爽文 (power fantasy), HE/BE (happy/bad ending).

Stroke Order

虐 nüè

文 wén