Glossary: T

t

Definition: butch lesbian

Notes: from “tomboy”

taimei (太妹)

Definition: female delinquent, rebellious girl, bad girl

tangjie, cousin (堂姐)

Definition: Ju Jingyi

Notes: 堂姐 (tángjiě) = cousin. from 明星殿堂一姐 (míngxīng diàntáng yī jiě) = Star Palace first sister

taoba (桃叭), tb

Definition: Taoba (桃叭), a Chinese fundraising platform

Notes: 桃叭 (táo bā) = Taoba

taopu (桃浦), tao (桃), set (套)

Definition: having high popularity or status, being at the top of something

Notes: from “top”

taoying (陶莺), fruit manager (水果总)

Definition: Tao Ying (陶莺), the CEO and co-founder of Siba Media

tcl

Definition: too sad, too miserable

Notes: 太惨了 (tài cǎn le) = too miserable

team (队, 队伍)

Definition: an organized grouping of 48 Group members that perform and conduct activities together

Notes: 队伍 (duìwǔ) = team

team gii, gii, gⅡ, team g2 (g2 队), g2, jitu (极兔)

Definition: CGT48 Team GII

Notes: 极兔 (jí tù) sounds like “G two”

team hii, hii, team h2, h2, hⅡ, team h (h 队), h, aichitu (爱吃兔), love rabbit (爱吃兔)

Definition: SNH48 Team HII

Notes: 爱吃兔 (ài chī tù) sounds like “H two”

team nii, nii, nⅡ, team n2, n2, team n (n 队), n, en (恩), entu (恩兔), en rabbit (恩兔)

Definition: SNH48 Team NII

Notes: 恩兔 (ēn tù) sounds like “N two”

team niii, niii, nⅢ, team n3 (n3 队), n3, nnn, ensui (恩穗)

Definition: GNZ48 Team NIII

Notes: 恩穗 (ēn suì) sounds like “N three”

team push (队推), team oshi, team fan

Definition: supporting or being a fan of a specific team in an idol group

Notes: 队推 (duì tuī) = team push

team sii, sii, sⅡ, team s2, s2, team s (s 队), s, aisitu (艾斯兔), ace rabbit (艾斯兔)

Definition: SNH48 Team SII

Notes: 艾斯兔 (àisī tù) sounds like “S two”

team x (x 队), x, fork (叉), fork team (叉队)

Definition: SNH48 Team X

Notes: 叉队 (chā duì) = X team

team xii, xii, xⅡ, team x2, x2, fork rabbit (叉兔)

Definition: SNH48 Team XII

Notes: 叉兔 (chā tù) sounds like “X two”

tearing (撕, 撕逼)

Definition: fight, catfight

Notes: from 撕屄 (sī bī) = cunt fight

tencent (腾讯), tx, goose (鹅), 🐧

Definition: Tencent (腾讯)

Notes: 腾讯 (téng xùn) = Tencent. Tencent’s logo is a penguin, and the Chinese word for penguin (企鹅) contains the character for goose (鹅)

tengshao (滕少), rocky

Definition: Teng Shao (滕少) a.k.a. ROCKY, SNH48’s music director and producer

theater party (剧场党), offline party (线下党)

Definition: fans who attend theater shows and events in person

Notes: 剧场党 (jùchǎng dǎng) = theater party, theater community member

thigh hugging (抱大腿)

Definition: to suck up to someone, to try to curry favor with someone

Notes: 抱大腿 (bào dàtuǐ) = hug thighs. from people hugging the thighs of a Buddha statue while praying for help

tiancai, day dish (天菜)

Definition: one’s ideal type in terms of appearance or personality

tianmei (甜美, 甜妹), sweet girl (甜妹)

Definition: a girl whose appearance and personality is cute, feminine, and unaggressive

Notes: 甜妹 (tián mèi) = sweet girl, sweet sister

tiantian xiangshang, day day up (天天向上)

Definition: improve day by day

Notes: from the phrase 好好學習，天天向上 (hǎohǎo xuéxí, tiāntiān xiàngshàng) = study hard and improve day by day. literally translated as “good good study, day day up”

tieba, post bar (贴吧), bar (吧)

Definition: Baidu Tieba (百度贴吧), a Chinese forum platform

Notes: 贴吧 (tiēba) = post bar

tla, talk (谈)

Definition: dating, romance, falling in love

Notes: 谈恋爱 (tán liàn ài) = fall in love

tmd

Definition: fuck, damn it

Notes: 他妈的 (tā mā de) = damn it

tmi

Definition: “too much information” (often used to talk about one’s daily life or otherwise useless trivia)

Notes: from “too much information”

tony, tony laoshi (tony 老师)

Definition: hairstylist, barber

Notes: from hairdressing chain TONI&GUY

tool (工具), tool man (工具人)

Definition: someone used by another person as a tool or as a means to an end

Notes: 工具人 (gōngjù rén) = tool man, tool person

top, tops

Definition: the top 48 Group members in terms of rank or popularity

Notes: from “top members”

tpl, tp, ptl

Definition: a romantic relationship involving a butch lesbian and a femme lesbian

Notes: from “T and P love” or “P and T love”

tql

Definition: impressive, awesome

Notes: 太强了 (tài qiáng le) = too strong

transitional performance, transition gongyan (过渡公演), waiting stage

Definition: a theater performance used while “waiting” for new original stages

Notes: 过渡公演 (guòdù gōngyǎn) = transition performance

trend, general trend (大势)

Definition: current situation, current state of affairs

Notes: 大势 = general trend

ttl

Definition: a romantic relationship involving two butch lesbians

Notes: from “T and T love”

ttl

Definition: too sweet, so sweet

Notes: 太甜了 (tài tián le) = too sweet

tu bang shen qi, god seven slaughter list (屠榜神七)

Definition: SNH48 Team NII members occupying every rank from #1 to #7 at the 4th SNH48 Group general election in 2017

tubang, slaughter list (屠榜)

Definition: something surpassing or replacing something else on a leaderboard, chart, or ranking list

Notes: 屠榜 (túbǎng) = slaughtering the charts

tucao (吐槽)

Definition: complaining about or being dissatisfied with something

tui, push (推), oshi, oshimen

Definition: a fan’s favorite idol, the idol they “push” (support)

Notes: 推 (tuī) = push. from the Japanese 推し (oshi), 推しメン (oshimen) = member you support

twice-cooked pork (回锅肉)

Definition: an idol who has already debuted or has already been on a survival show

Notes: 回锅肉 (huíguōròu) = twice-cooked pork

txl, tx

Definition: gay, gay person, homosexual

Notes: 同性恋 (tóng xìng liàn) = homosexuality