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A Chinese phrase Jiang glosses as let it rot: a refusal to take work or ambition seriously.
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bailan
A Chinese phrase Jiang glosses as let it rot: a refusal to take work or ambition seriously.
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"...to work hard as before. We call this, in China, the Bailan age, right? The age of Bailan, meaning let it rot. Like who..."
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"And they're not dying. So what are young people doing? Tengping, Bailan, right? Quiet quitting. Lying flat. Because you don't see any opportunities. What..."
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