新词新译 #191 物联网 Internet of things

物联网
Internet of things
The term has come to describe a number of technologies that enable the Internet to reach out to the real world of physical objects which incorporate installed chip technology. Made possible by wireless communications, real-time localization systems and radio frequency beacons, it is believed to usher in a future that closely links the physical world and cyberspace. Many believe that this will become a new economic boom sector after the Internet and related listed companies in the Chinese stock market have surged because of the heated discussion of this concept.

烎
steam ahead
This Chinese character originally means “brightness.” It became popular when a little-known team of professional computer game players with the same name took on a three-time World Cyber Games champion. The “烎"team showed the never-say-die spirit during the game and the word began to refer to this spirit and courage to defy establishment. It is believed that its new meaning was derived from the two parts of the character, which means “weapon fi ring.”

罪驾
drunk driving
The term repeatedly appeared in Chinese media after the country's traffic authority started a nationwide crackdown on drunk-driving. Fatal road accidents in Shanghai last year involving drunk driving were almost double that of the national average.

蜜糖派
sugar lady
It refers to beautiful office ladies who know how to be sweet to the right bosses and colleagues. Not really sweet or easy-going, but they smile if you are of use to them.

信使包
messenger bag/courier bag
It is a kind of bag that is worn over one shoulder with the strap winding at the chest. Though it is traditionally mostly used by mail workers, it has now become an urban fashion icon.

薄食代
eat-less era
The Chinese term literally means an era in which people eat less and stay fit. It refers to the current trend where people increasingly distance themselves from oily food.

美容觉
beauty-enhancing sleep
The time for sleep between 10pm and 2am is believed by some to be the best to help build a beautiful face as this period is when the metabolism is most active, helping the body excrete the toxic matter inside the body.

婴儿肥
baby fat
It refers to the fat that a young girl in her puberty phase develops in the face but will most often lose later on as she grows up and matures physically.

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