这些自我拧巴的东西
“these self-contradicting things.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
使命啊是或不啊
“mission, "should I or shouldn't I",”
这些 自我拧巴 的 东西
“these self-contradicting things.”
我想跟你说的是
“What I want to tell you is,”
“All this exhausting mental gymnastics we put ourselves through isn't helping.”
Originating from Beijing dialect (meaning twisted like a wrung-out towel), this term has become a mainstream buzzword among modern Chinese youth to describe emotional ambivalence and psychological friction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
conflicted, awkward, or mentally twisted
A very common northern colloquialism used to describe someone whose personality or thinking is stubbornly conflicted, awkward, or at odds with themselves.
self-inflicted inner conflict or mental anguish
Use this to describe someone who is overthinking and making things difficult for themselves emotionally.