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佛系

Mandarin · pinyin fó xì

(neologism, attested by 2017) (coll.) chill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society)

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佛: fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
系: xì · system; line, link, connection

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2–4 · fo2 xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fat6 hai6

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adj

(slang, neologism, of a person) lacking ambition and desire for money or success; satisfied with a simple life; abstinent

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