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憤青

简愤青 · 繁憤青

Mandarin · pinyin fèn qīng

angry youth – highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年 fèng nù qīng nián) (neologism c. 1970s)

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青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
愤: fèn · resent, hate; indignant

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noun

(neologism) short for 憤怒青年／愤怒青年 (fènnù qīngnián, “angry youth”)

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