What Does This Mean?

壕无人性

[ SLANG ][ MULTILINGUAL NATIVE ]

FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Chinese Internet CultureCLUSTER: conspicuous_wealth_slang

Pun on 毫无人性 ("utterly inhuman"), with 壕 as the internet spelling of 土豪 (nouveau-riche show-off); a reaction to wealth so conspicuous it seems inhumane.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"He bought the entire limited-edition set without blinking; that is absurdly rich, wealth with no humanity."

LORE & ORIGIN

壕 is a coined character used online for 土豪 (literally "local tyrant", reused in 2013 for flashy rich spenders). 壕无人性 puns on 毫无人性 and is used to comment on, often enviously or jokingly, conspicuous spending. Baidu Baike links the phrase to otaku circles, where wealthy collectors posted huge hauls of figures and merchandise ("打土豪，分手办"); other entries tie it to celebrity spending, fan support campaigns and pay-to-win games. Encyclopedias disagree on the exact origin and no first-use date was found; the 土豪 craze itself was widespread in 2013.

FIRST SEEN

c. 2013 (during the 土豪 craze; exact date of this phrase unverified)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

c. 2013-2014 (unverified)

CURRENT STATUS

Legacy / Decaying Slang

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Español es-ESno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →中文 zh-CN壕无人性 →

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DOCUMENTED SINCE

c. 2013 (during the 土豪 craze; exact date of this phrase unverified)

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