for those interested in navigating the online art world in chinese, here's a list of common terms and abbreviations that you might see (translated from zhihu) 🎨
terms
人设 [rén shè] - persona
兽设 [shòu shè] - fursona
摸鱼 [mō yú] - doodles
劳斯 [láo sī] - homophonic way to say 老师 (teacher) , in addition to 太太，大大，大触, 卡密 -- can be honorific, but 老師 is also just a common way to refer to artists
日绘 [rì huì] - daily drawing
击鼓传画 [jī gǔ chuán huà] - art telephone
绘圈小警察 [huì quān xiǎo jǐngchá] - referring to people who accuse artists of plagiarism/tracing without evidence (direct trans: little art policemen)
abbreviations
ACG - animation, comics, and games
CN - cosplayer name
zll (再练练) [zài liàn liàn] - keep practicing
compliments
awsl (阿我死了) [Ā wǒ sǐle] - ah, i'm dead! -- will also see “阿伟死了” (a-wei's dead, a typo), which, after many b站barrages, becomes "阿伟乱葬岗" (a-wei's mass grave)
tql (太强了/太巧了) [tài qiángle/tài qiǎole] - "too strong" (more common usage) or "what a coincidence"
可可 [kěkě] - cute (derived from 可愛)
comments
腿一个 [tuǐ yīgè] - showing your current drawing's progress, directly trans. as "one leg," i.e. showing just the leg -- it's a play on words for 推 (push), i.e. pushing/posting progress
commissions
买断 [mǎi duàn] - autobuy for an auction
白菜 [báicài] - high quality, low price art (direct trans: cabbage)
So in this lessen there were 3 different words used for "hope" "wish/desire" and "expectations" so I wanted to briefly explain the differences!
希望 is "to hope", and my understanding is it can also be a "hope" in noun form. In general it's used in the "I hope..." form.
愿望 is a noun only, and means a wish or desire.
期望 is verb or noun, and is less about hopes/dreams/wishes, and more about real-life, tangible expectations. It's less of "I wish" and more of "I expect." (and just like in English, expectations can be realistic or not; positive or not)
期盼 is a verb that means "to expect" in the sense of "to look forward to" something. Like 期望 it's more tangible (not so much wishes/dreams) but less of "I expect this to happen" (fact) and more of "I'm really looking forward to this thing happening" (emotional/happy).
Here's a sentence that uses three of them!
我希望我的生日愿望会实现，但我没有任何期望。I hope my birthday wish comes true, but I don't have any expectations.
More sentences below!
我会采访我的爸爸妈妈。I will interview my Dad and Mom.
你们对日后的生活有一些什么样的期望呢？What expectations do you (pl) have for your life in the future?
退休后呢，我跟你妈妈的最高愿望就是希望自己健康，你妈妈健康。After retirement, my highest hopes for your mom and I are my own health and your mom's health.
要先敲门，等我说“请进”以后，你才能够进来。When you first knock on the door, wait until after I say "please enter", then you can come in.
我们的有生之年呢，就能够到处走一走，实在我们岁数大了到走不动的时候。For the rest of our lives, (we want) to be able to do go around everywhere and walk, (since) really when we get older we'll lose the ability to walk.
我们就居住在北京然后找一个能够真正让我们养老的地方。We want to reside in Beijing and then find a place that can really take care of us old people.
其实在父母养老的问题上，我很纠结的。Actually (as for) the problem of my parent's elderly care, I'm at a loss.
我期盼着高中毕业以后上大学，生活会更自由。I'm looking forward to going to college after graduating high school, life will be more free.
跟我关系搞好。Build/maintain a good relationship with me.
我们俩关系始终是好的，是要叫“白头偕老”的。Our relationship has always been good, should call (us) "growing old together."
不好意思，来晚了，我把时间搞错了。Sorry I'm late, I got the time wrong.
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