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鸡汤/毒鸡汤

jī tāng / dú jī tāng

Chicken soup (for the soul) / toxic chicken soup — inspirational quotes vs. darkly humorous anti-motivational quotes.

Origin & Background

From the American book series "Chicken Soup for the Soul." 毒鸡汤 is the cynical Chinese internet parody version.

Examples

That quote is pure 鸡汤 — sounds nice but means nothing.

毒鸡汤:你不努力,别人替你努力。(Toxic chicken soup: If you don't work hard, others will work hard for you.)

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