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【Chinese Internet buzzword】
  实锤
  这个词的意思是指有确凿的证据证明一件事是真的。比如有图片、录像、录音资料等等。

【Pinyin version】
  shí chuí 
  zhè gè cí de yì si shì zhǐ yǒu què záo de zhèng jù zhèng míng yí jiàn shì shì zhēn de 。bǐ rú yǒu 
  tú piàn 、lù xiàng 、lù yīn zī liào děng děng 。

【例子】
  If something is true,you could use this word

 Andy:  Lily，我不相信我的偶像会和她谈恋爱。
    Lily:  网上已经实锤了，他们就是恋人关系。


【词语】:
确凿的—conclusive
证据—evidence
证明—prove
偶像—idol


Lily-Buzzwords/Idioms/Slang-【Lily-中国 Italki Id:8877492 Chinese Tutor】

第2集-实锤-with Lily -Chinese internet buzzword

Sara posted a short video of her cat opening the refrigerator. She thought only her friends would watch it. But the next morning, thousands of people had shared it. By the end of the week, millions had seen it. Her cat had officially gone viral!

Last week, a shy student recorded himself singing in his bedroom. His friend shared the video without telling him. The next day, thousands of people were commenting. By Friday, the video had gone viral, and a music producer contacted him!

Idiom: Go viral
Meaning:
When something (a video, photo, post, story, etc.) spreads very quickly and widely on the internet because many people share it.

If something goes viral, a lot of people see it and share it online very fast.

It spreads fast — like a virus.

Example Sentences
Her dance video went viral on TikTok.

His tweet had gone viral and got millions of views.

Have you ever posted something online?
Have you seen a video that everyone was talking about?
Why do some videos become very popular?
What kind of videos usually go viral?
Would you like something you post to go viral? Why or why not?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of going viral?

English Mini Lessons

Go viral

-Συγνώμη, είμαστε έτοιμοι να παραγγείλουμε. -Σας ακούω.-Θα θέλαμε μια μερίδα τζατζίκι, δύο πατάτες, μια χόρτα και ένα σαγανάκι. Α, και μια φάβα!-Τέλεια, και για κυρίως πιάτα;-Σουβλάκι χοιρινό με πατάτες, γεμιστά και μπριάμ....-Συγνώμη, το λογαριασμό παρακαλώ, με κάρτα!-Ευχαριστούμε, γεια σας!  

Dialogues in Greek 

Eleni orders food

From this episode, you will learn two ways to greet your friends. If you find this audio helpful, please subscribe my channel:). 

Conversation1：
A: 你食咗未呀？（Did you eat?）
   néih sihk jó meih a?(Yale)
   nei5 sik6 zo2 mei6 aa3? (Jyutping)
B: 食咗喇。(I did.)
  sihk jó la.
 sik6 zo2 laa3. 
or 仲未食。(I still haven’t.)
    juhng meih sihk. 
   zung6 mei6 sik6.
  噉，你呢？(Well, what about you?)
  gám, néih nē? 
  gam2, nei5 ne1?
A:我都食咗。(I also did.)
  ngóh dōu sihk jó. 
  ngo5 dou1 sik6 zo2.
我都仲未食。(I also haven’t eaten.)
ngóh dōu juhng meih sihk.
ngo5 dou1 zung6 mei6 sik6.

Conversation2： 
A: 你好嗎？/你點呀？(How are you?)
  néih hóu ma?/ néih dím a?
  nei5 hou2 maa3?/ nei5 dim2 aa3?
B：好好。有心。(Good, thanks for your concern.)
hóu hóu. yáuh sām. 
hou2 hou2. jau5 sam1.
  幾好。(Quite good.) 
  géi hóu. 
  gei2 hou2.
  麻麻哋。(So-so)
  màh má déi. 
  maa4 maa2 dei2.
  唔係幾好。(Not very good.)
  m̀h haih géi hóu.
  m4 hai6 gei2 hou2.
  唔好。(Not good.)
 m̀h hóu.
 m4 hou2.
