咸鱼

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'Salted fish' in Chinese culture refers to someone being inactive or unmotivated, similar to the term 'couch potato'. However, it’s also embraced humorously by users to depict themselves as laid-back or unambitious at times, often in jest or self-deprecation.

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一条咸鱼 [yī tiáo xián yú]
A Salted Fish is used to describe someone laidback passive or lazy similar to western term couch potato ...
北海咸鱼 [bĕi hăi xián yú]
North Sea Salted Fish can suggest both geographical origins and a laidback lifestyle attitude ; ...