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低頭族

简低头族 · 繁低頭族

Mandarin · pinyin dī tóu zú

smartphone addicts

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低: dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
族: zú · a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2–2 · di1 tou2 zu2

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dai1 tau4 zuk6

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noun

(neologism, slang, collective) compulsive mobile phone users; smartphone zombies

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