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cpop fandom basics:
1. be respectful towards the senior groups (c'mon this is SO basic)
2. acknowledge the difference between kpop and cpop fanculture (no ____ paved the way whatsoever, accept the fact that there are LOTS of solo stans in cpop, etc)
1. be respectful towards the senior groups (c'mon this is SO basic)
2. acknowledge the difference between kpop and cpop fanculture (no ____ paved the way whatsoever, accept the fact that there are LOTS of solo stans in cpop, etc)
3. don't use kpop terms like selca, maknae, sasaeng, etc (in cpop it's zipai, mangnei, sisheng + feel free to ask any cpop stans tbh we're not ~evil~)
4. lower your expectations and accept the fact that your favs will most likely disappear at one point bcs cpop groups are very
4. lower your expectations and accept the fact that your favs will most likely disappear at one point bcs cpop groups are very
inactive compared to kpop groups (one of my ults is basically a douyin star at this point
)
that's it i guess obv i'm no expert but i think most of these are basic decency. the main point is try to adapt + BE RESPECTFUL and tbh that applies in all fandoms, not just cpop lol
)that's it i guess obv i'm no expert but i think most of these are basic decency. the main point is try to adapt + BE RESPECTFUL and tbh that applies in all fandoms, not just cpop lol
anw feel free to add/cmiiw!! as i've said before, obviously i'm not the most knowledgeable but those are the basic stuffs that i think me and my oomfs know!! i hope it's helpful!
mind your words bcs believe it or not cfans do lurk on twt!! https://twitter.com/caizhuoyi/status/1268462836675534849?s=19
it's 100000% okay to solo stan as long as you don't hate on the other members!! solo stans are VERY common in cpop https://twitter.com/kyxuans/status/1268464910809235459?s=19
omg yes this is important!! i've witnessed this several times and trust me it always ends badly. don't bring wb fights to twt!! https://twitter.com/xlnygao/status/1268484568484442112?s=19
additional info (suggested by @ghostkinghua tysm!) ㅡ chinese names
disclaimer: i'm a huayi so this is kinda based on personal knowledge and experience but feel free to add/cmiiw!!
basically chinese names are most commonly (but not always) consists of 3 characters/syllables:
disclaimer: i'm a huayi so this is kinda based on personal knowledge and experience but feel free to add/cmiiw!!
basically chinese names are most commonly (but not always) consists of 3 characters/syllables:
(i'll use my name as an example)
my name: 谢春美
1. 1st character (surname): 谢
2. 2nd & 3rd character (given name): 春美
other examples of names with 3 characters (most common): zhu zhengting, cai xukun, etc
there are also names with less/more than 3 syllables such as:
my name: 谢春美
1. 1st character (surname): 谢
2. 2nd & 3rd character (given name): 春美
other examples of names with 3 characters (most common): zhu zhengting, cai xukun, etc
there are also names with less/more than 3 syllables such as:
yu yan (2 syllables)
xilinnayi gao (5 syllables) (usually long names can be found in non-han chinese/ethnic minority groups)
for names with 3 syllables, they're usually called by their given names (ex: zhengting, yibo)
but sometimes they specifically ask you to call them by
xilinnayi gao (5 syllables) (usually long names can be found in non-han chinese/ethnic minority groups)
for names with 3 syllables, they're usually called by their given names (ex: zhengting, yibo)
but sometimes they specifically ask you to call them by
their monosyllabic nicknames (for example, it's okay to call wang chengxuan 'xuan')
sometimes they have nicknames too like kunkun (xukun), zhengzheng (zhengting), nongnong (linong)
for names with 2 syllables, usually they're called by their full names (ex: yu yan, xiao zhan)
sometimes they have nicknames too like kunkun (xukun), zhengzheng (zhengting), nongnong (linong)
for names with 2 syllables, usually they're called by their full names (ex: yu yan, xiao zhan)
it's less common to call them just 'yan' or 'zhan'
you can also add honorifics etc like a-zhan, zhan-ge, zhanzhan
for more info
https://twitter.com/xiaotoumings/status/1268735456285356032?s=19
you can also add honorifics etc like a-zhan, zhan-ge, zhanzhan
for more info
https://twitter.com/xiaotoumings/status/1268735456285356032?s=19
additional info (suggested by @highlxdy tysm!) ㅡ chinese slangs and abbreviations https://xuexiblr.tumblr.com/post/183009939320/chinese-slang-abbreviations
