YYDS (永远的神)
yǒng yuǎn de shén
GOAT (Greatest of All Time). Used to praise someone or something as the absolute best.
Origin
Originated from gaming streamer Shiny (山泥若) in 2020 when praising a player, then spread to mainstream internet culture.
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Examples
This restaurant is YYDS! Best noodles I've ever had.
这家奶茶店YYDS!(This bubble tea shop is the GOAT!)
Related terms
哈基米
hā jī mǐ
A phonetic, essentially meaningless meme sound ('Hajimi') that can mean a cat (especially a cute orange one), cuteness or playful chaos, an all-purpose nonsense exclamation, or genuinely nothing — its power being that it doesn't insist on a meaning.
废话文学
fèi huà wén xué
'Nonsense literature' / 'empty-talk literature' — a style of online writing built from statements that are grammatically perfect and confident in tone but completely empty of information, looping back on themselves or stating the obvious as if revealing a deep truth.
真香
zhēn xiāng
Smells good / So good — used when someone ends up loving something they previously said they'd never do.
高情商
gāo qíng shāng
High EQ — being tactful, diplomatic, or knowing exactly the right thing to say.