15 Internet buzzwords in 2009 China

The popular internet slang that became widely known in 2008, such as "shanzhai," "jiong," and "lei," mostly originated from cultural and entertainment events. It was a form of linguistic play by netizens challenging existing language norms. With the active participation of netizens in discussing social public events and the growing strength in driving the progress of these events, most of the internet buzzwords transitioning from 2008 to 2009 came from social public events. Internet hot words have become synonymous with social hot words, such as "doing push-ups," "being forced to commit suicide," "buying soy sauce," and "Tiger Zhou," among others. Netizens often use similar expressions of these buzzwords online and create a large number of parody images using PS.

1. "It's not the noodles that I'm eating, it's loneliness."

Quoted from TopDig.net - http://www.topdig.net/blog/?p=1232