It would be unfair to only share one post in favour of St. Valentine’s – many people dislike it! If you do too, here’s a phrase for you from @renehopfe ✨
This phrase might also be useful to dog owners, and learners who’d like to learn more action verbs:
👋 撒 sǎ – to sprinkle, scatter
🐶 狗粮 gǒuliáng – dog food
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撒狗粮 sǎ gǒuliáng – “to sprinkle/scatter dog food”; to display affection in public
(Usually, in front of people who are not in a relationship, the so-called 单身狗 dānshēngǒu, “single dogs”)
给👤撒狗粮 gěi … sǎ gǒuliáng – to display affection in front of someone (an ex, for example)
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If you don’t like this metaphor, just focus on the verb 撒 sǎ! It’s quite useful, as you can 撒 sǎ salt and pepper over dishes🥗, 撒 sǎ cheese on pizza🍕, 撒 sǎ seeds when you plant them🌱, etc etc.
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And if you’re okay with this phrase – just as many Chinese people are okay with calling themselves 单身狗 dānshēngǒu when they are single – there’s a synonym for you:
秀恩爱 xiù ēn’ài – “to show-loving-affection”
It refers to the same kind of activity, making a public display of affection – just has nothing to do with dog food😁
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How would you say “People who publicly share affection in WeChat moments”?
(WeChat moments – 朋友圈 péngyouquān)
@jzdbilly: 撒是不可能的 只能吃 撑死的那种
@can_talupe: cẩu lương
@josephwzhou: @ancypantsy 🐶旺旺
@tanyame_: 在朋友圈里撒狗粮的人
@maleda_laoshi: Beautiful phrase😂👏👏
@vdnascimento: this is pure gold. love chinese culture.
@elementarychinese: @xzclaudia LOTS of good character practice on this account🙌🏾
@renehopfe: 用朋友圈秀恩爱的人
@yourmandarin: @tanyame_ 👍🏅没错！
@yourmandarin: @renehopfe 👍🏅很好！只把“用”换成”在”：在朋友圈(里)秀恩爱的人
