strawberry generation
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English:
strawberry
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generation
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Mandarin:
草莓族
pinyin:
cǎo méi zú
Detailed etymology
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noun
- (pejorative) a generation of people (typically younger) that is perceived as effete and feeble, and unable to cope with the hardships of the real world.
No matter how hard you had it in NS, there's always an old uncle ready to regale you with tales of how torturous and gruelling their 2.5 years were, and how you kids are a strawberry generation for complaining about the intensity of your daily tekan sessions.