“土豪”有望被收入牛津詞典

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China’s new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary.

The word caught the attention of the dictionary’s editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words.

“If its influence continues, it is very likely to appear on our updated list of words,” said Julie Kleeman, project manager with the editing team.

Kleeman told the Beijing Youth Daily that tuhao has some similarities with the English word bling, which refers to expensive, ostentatious clothing or jewelry. Both the words have existed for long but later on took a new meaning.

In Chinese, tu means uncouth and hao means rich. It has traditionally been referred to rich people who throw their weight around in China’s rural areas. In recent years, people in the ACG (anime, comic and game) circle borrowed the term to describe those who spend money in an irrational manner.

The word gained credence in September with the launch of Apple’s new gold-colored iPhone, an item loved by China’s nouveau riche. The color became known as “tuhao gold.”

The word is now often used by the online community to refer to people who have the cash but lack the class to go with it.

Kleeman also mentioned two other Chinese words — dama and hukou — which may also make it into the dictionary.

Hukou means household registration in Chinese and has been widely used by Xinhua news agency and China Central Television. It has become a hot word in recent years because of its links with corruption cases.

Dama, meaning middle-aged women, was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal in May when thousands of Chinese women were buying up record number of gold. They were the driving force in the global gold market between April and June when the gold prices had slumped.

Lianghui is another Chinese word that may be included in the dictionary. It is actually a Chinese abbreviation for the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. The domestic media have been using lianghui regularly and overseas media have followed suit.

People can have an “intuitive” grasp of the meanings if they see pinyin, Kleeman said, adding that people avoided using an English word to retain the original meaning.

“We have nearly 120 Chinese-linked words now in Oxford English Dictionary,” she said.

Some of them are: Guanxi, literally meaning “connection,” is the system of social networks and influential relationships which facilitate business and other dealings.

Dim Sum originates from Cantonese dialect and refers to a Chinese dish of small steamed or fried savory dumplings containing various fillings.

Taikonaut is a mix of taikong, meaning outer space, and astronaut.

The new words will be first uploaded on the official website before the dictionaries arrive. The online version is also renewed every three months.

“It at least broke our old rules. It used to take 10 years to include a new word but now we keep the pace with the era,” according to a statement issued by ex-chief-editor John Simpson.中國時髦熱詞“tuhao”（土豪）明年有望被收入《牛津英語詞典》。

在BBC近期一檔關於中國熱詞的欄目播出後，“tuhao”一詞引起了《牛津英語詞典》編著者的關注。

編輯級項目經理朱莉•克里曼在接受記者採訪時說：“如果‘tuhao’的影響力持續，很有可能出現在我們的最新詞彙列表中。”

克里曼告訴《北京青年報》記者，“tuhao”與英語中“bling”（意指穿名牌衣服戴璀璨珠寶）一詞有着相似之處。這兩個詞語雖然由來已久，但近來都延伸出了新的含義。

在中文中，“土”意爲粗野，“豪”意爲富有，習慣上常用來指那些在中國農村權勢欺人的人。近年來，動漫作品和遊戲玩家借用該詞來形容那些大手大腳、揮霍錢財的人。

繼九月份蘋果公司的金色iPhone新品發佈後，這款受到中國新貴熱捧的手機使得“土豪”一詞更爲風靡，該款手機的顏色也被人們稱之爲“土豪金”。

現在網絡社區也常用該詞來指那些財大氣粗卻缺乏相應品味的人。

克里曼還提到了另外兩個有望收入詞典的詞語－－“Dama（大媽）”和“Hukou（戶口）”。

“Hukou（戶口）”的中文意思是戶籍登記，該詞已被新華社和中國中央電視臺所廣泛採用。近年來，這個詞語因爲牽扯腐敗案件而成爲熱詞。

“Dama（大媽）”，通常用指中年婦女，最早因爲五月份《華爾街日報》刊出數以千計的中國中年婦女買入創紀錄數量黃金的消息而現身西方媒體。今年4-5月全球黃金市場金價大跌，而中國大媽則是黃金搶購風潮中的主力軍。

“Lianghui（兩會）”是另一個可能被收入的詞語，其全稱爲“全國人民代表大會”和“中國人民政治協商會議”。國內媒體報告時一貫採用“兩會”一詞，這一詞也逐漸爲國外媒體所沿用。

“人們能夠通過拼音‘直觀地’抓住詞語的意思”，克里曼還說道。“爲了保持原有的含義他們不會使用英語”。

“《牛津英語詞典》之中大約收錄了120個含有中文淵源的詞，”她說。