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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

I don't think this can actually be translated back into English... but anyways:

非死不可, to me, sounds like shortened version of 你非要死不可?(Why do you want to die so much?)

Lol I remember I used to make a lot of cross-language jokes as a kid and new immigrant...

Why do you [use] Facebook? --> Why do you 非死不可? (Why must you die? / Why must you use the website that makes you die?)

Oh I just searched Wiktionary, apparantly it's an official entry... so it's not just me with this joke lol

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%9D%9E%E6%AD%BB%E4%B8%8D%E5%8F%AF

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[-] lavienG@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

I can understand what R U talking about 😃

this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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