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"Laowai Style" - A Foreigner's Gangnam Style Parody

Intermediate 1    17 Words
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Like it or not, the Korean pop song 'Gangnam Style', by K-pop artist, PSY, has become a global - and internet - sensation. Not only has the song been playing on nearly every radio across the planet, but netizens have taken to creating their own parodies and posting them online as well. In this version, watch as a foreigner living in Beijing converts the song into his own 'Laowai Style', and sings it loud.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
老外
lǎo wài
(noun) foreigner (informal)
(noun) foreigner (informal)
 
长期
cháng qī
(adj.) long-term
(adj.) long-term
 
马路
mǎ lù
(noun) road
(noun) road
 
红绿灯
hóng lǜ dēng
(noun) traffic light
(noun) traffic light
 
普通
pǔ tōng
(adj.) normal; ordinary
(adj.) normal; ordinary
 
老百姓
lǎo bǎi xìng
(noun) (common) people; folk
(noun) (common) people; folk
 
封为
fēng wèi
(verb) to confer a title
(verb) to confer a title
 
研究
yán jiū
(verb) to research; to study
(verb) to research; to study
 
丰富多彩
fēng fù duō cǎi
(adj.) very eventful; abundant and colorful
(adj.) very eventful; abundant and colorful
 
chòu
(adj.) poor at; terrible at
(adj.) poor at; terrible at
 
piàn
(verb) to trick; to cheat; to lie to
(verb) to trick; to cheat; to lie to
 
二手
èr shǒu
(adj.) second-hand
(adj.) second-hand
 
高峰
gāo fēng
(noun) peak; summit; climax
(noun) peak; summit; climax
 
绝对
jué duì
(adv.) absolutely; definitely
(adv.) absolutely; definitely
 
避免
bì miǎn
(verb) to avoid; to prevent
(verb) to avoid; to prevent
 
省钱
shěng qián
(verb) to save money
(verb) to save money
 
破破烂烂
pò pò làn làn
(adj.) in poor condition
(adj.) in poor condition
 
S t y l e
Style
Laowai Style.
 
pāi
zhào piàn
jiù
wēi bó
taking pictures and putting them on Weibo.
 
běi jīng
zhè
chéng shì
xiǎng
lí kāi
This city of Beijing, I don't want to leave.
 
nà me
duō
zhōng guó
péng you
So many great Chinese friends.
 
gē men er
jiě men er
gēn
dà shēng
de
shuō
Guys (and) gals, say it with me loud!
 
shuō
shuō
shuō
Say it, say it, say it
 
S t y l e
Style
Laowai Style.

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