The Viral Chinese Weekdays/Workdays homophonic Jokes And Memes

The Chinese homophonic Jokes And Memes About Workdays

工作日谐音梗 [Gōng zuò rì xié yīn gěng]

The homophonic jokes (谐音梗 (xié yīn gěng)) and puns are in everywhere in the Chinese language world, which often make people laugh and bring a lot of fun to the daily life especially to our Chinese learning.

Recently, a group of "Weekday" homophonic memes went viral on the Chinese social network. The English words from Monday to Sunday were labeled with some Chinese characters and words that are pronounced similar to each other. The meanings of those selected words and characters keep properly close to the busy working state and psychology of the common wage-earners, so do they are getting hot on the Internet.

Then let us take a look at the following Chinese Weekday and Workday memes for getting some fun on the day-by-day Chinese learning.

Monday v.s. 忙 Day

星期一：忙 Day [xīng qī yī máng]

The character 忙 (máng) in Chinese is used to describe the busy state, often appearing as a compound word combining with another character with the similar meaning, such as “忙碌的生活” equal to the busy life, "繁忙的工作" implying the busy work.

In Monday's Chinese homophonic meme, the Chinese word “忙” sounds similar to "Mon", the front half of Monday, which implies that Monday is always a very busy day.

Tuesday v.s. 求死 Day

星期二：求死 Day [xīng qī èr qiú sǐ]

The Chinese verb 求 (qiú) means to beg for or entreat for something in the Standard Chinese (Mandarin) language. Most of Chinese words including this character should contain the similar meaning, such as "恳求" equal to entreat someone for something, "祈求" for praying for something.

The second 死 (sǐ) is a much commonly-used word in Chinese, means the death as a noun and go to die as a verb.

In Tuesday's Chinese homophonic meme, the word "求死", although has a little similarity on the pronunciation to Tuesday, implies that we still have to work hard on Tuesday which is so painful that make us wanna go crazy and freak out.

Wednesday v.s. 未死 Day

星期三：未死 Day [xīng qī sān wèi sǐ]

The character 未 (wèi) in Chinese means not yet, e.g. something is not yet happen equal to "未发生" in Chinese.

In Wednesday's Chinese homophonic meme, the word "未死", with similar pronunciation to "Wednes", the front part of Wednesday, indicate that It's still a have-to-work day but I am going to die of exhaustion.

Thursday v.s. 受死 Day

星期四：受死 Day [xīng qī sì shòu sǐ]

The first character 受 (shòu) is a Chinese verb, equal to bear, endure, suffer or accept something, such as the Chinese word "受苦" means suffering, and "接受" equal to accept.

In Thursday's Chinese homophonic meme, the word "受死", a little similar on the pronunciations, here implying that we still have to suffer for the hellish work on Thursday.

Friday v.s. 福来 Day

星期五：福来 Day [xīng qī wǔ fú lái]

You may be familiar with the Chinese word 福 (fú) which can be found everywhere in China at the end of the year, especially around the period of the Chinese Spring Festival. It is a very popular Chinese word which means good luck and fortune is coming soon.

In Friday's Chinese homophonic meme, the word "福来", gives an indication that happy hours are coming after work and you will get good fortune indeed on Friday.

Saturday v.s. 洒脱 Day

星期六：洒脱 Day [xīng qī liù sǎ tuō]

The both characters 洒脱 (sǎ tuō) is one whole Chinese word which usually describes a natural and unrestrained state of a person, the meaning getting close to free and big-hearted in English.

In Saturday's Chinese homophonic meme, the word "洒脱" apparently tells us that Saturday becomes a "day to be cool and free to have fun" when we won't have to work.

Sunday v.s. 伤 Day

星期日：伤 Day [xīng qī rì wèi shāng]

In Chinese language, the character 伤 (shāng) is a common-to-use word, means the wound, hurt or sadness when it is a noun, or get injured when it is a verb, e.g. "受伤". For example, "I am hurt" is translated into "我手受伤了" in Chinese.

In Sunday's Chinese homophonic meme, the word "伤", with a Chinese sound similar to "Sun", the front part of Sunday, indicates that the happy weekend will end up soon and then Monday is coming, which means a new circle of hard work on the way. Those make Sunday to be a so "Sad day", specially the sorrowful Sunday night.

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Enjoy!