陽康

Chinese

This Chinese term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

		positive (electric.); sun; male	short for 康复 (recover)
trad. (陽康)		陽	康
simp. (阳康)		阳	康
Literally: “recover [after/from a] positive [test result]”.

Etymology

A pun on the wuxia antagonist Yang Kang (楊康) from The Legend of the Condor Heroes; coined after the spike in COVID-19 cases that occurred after mainland China lifted restrictions.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yángkāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄎㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yángkāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄎㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yángkang
    • Wade–Giles: yang²-kʻang¹
    • Yale: yáng-kāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangkang
    • Palladius: янкан (jankan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

陽康

1. (originally Internet slang) to recover from COVID-19

   • 「陽康了，第一件事想做什麼？」 [MSC, trad.]
     「阳康了，第一件事想做什么？」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2023 January 8, "陽康了去哪兒玩？ 溫暖的三亞成最愛", World Journal

     “yángkāng le, dìyī jiàn shì xiǎng zuòshénme?” [Pinyin]

     [Those who have] recovered, what do you want to do first?

Noun

陽康

1. (originally Internet slang) those who have recovered from COVID-19

   • 「陽康們湧向三亞，民宿、酒店、租車都火了」 [MSC, trad.]
     「阳康们涌向三亚，民宿、酒店、租车都火了」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2022 December 23, "陽康了去哪兒玩？ 溫暖的三亞成最愛", Voice of America

     “yángkāng men yǒng xiàng sānyà, mínsù, jiǔdiàn, zūchē dōu huǒ le” [Pinyin]

     "The recovered population are surging to Sanya, creating a furore at every bed and breakfast, hotel and car hire."

See also

• 陽過／阳过 (yángguò, “to test positive for/get infected with COVID-19”)