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視姦

简视奸 · 繁視姦

Mandarin · pinyin shì jiān

(neologism) to obsessively monitor sb's social media posts (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 視姦 "shikan", ogling; leering)

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视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
奸: jiān · crafty, villainous, false

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4–1 · shi4 jian1

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si6 gaan1

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verb

(neologism, slang) to stare rape
(neologism, Internet slang) to watch someone on social media in a way that makes them uncomfortable

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