tang ping

== English == === Etymology === From Mandarin 躺平 (tǎngpíng, “lie flat”); compare Cantonese 躺平 (tong2 ping4), Teochew 躺平 (tang2 bên5). Attested in English from 2021 (see quotations below). === Noun === tang ping (uncountable) (China, neologism) A lifestyle and social protest movement in China beginning in April 2021, which is a rejection of societal pressures to overwork. [from 2021] Synonym: lying flat ==== Usage notes ==== The popularity of the Chinese term traces to a 2021 post by Luo Huazhong on the internet forum Baidu Tieba, in which he discussed his reasons for living a low-key, minimalist lifestyle. === References ===