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Title A Chinese Word Describing ‘Beautiful Women’ Is Taking an Ugly Turn Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Six Tone Media type Web Country/Territory China Date 14/10/21 Description The Chinese word yuan refers to “beautiful women.” But the word’s recent usage, especially on social media platforms, is anything but complimentary.
Over the past few weeks, social media users and some state media outlets have adopted the term and paired it with another word to mock women they see as engaged in attention-seeking activities online. Although people have long harbored negative perceptions of mingyuan — or “socialites” — accusing them of flaunting fake wealth, the word took on another connotation last month when pictures of fashionable women posing for photos at Buddhist temples went viral on Chinese social media.Producer/Author Zhang Wanqing URL https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1008675 Persons Lily Yu