An increasing number of Chinglish buzzwords and phrases are making their way into the Western lexicon. Words like "Tuhao" and "Dama" have swept beyond Chinese cyberspace and are extending their influence overseas. Now a total of 120 Chinese-style words have been included in the Oxford dictionary. What does this trend suggest about the Chinese language's influence? And will the infiltration of Internet words threaten our lexicon?
Host: Hu Zhe
Guests: Marie Tulloch & Brian Salter
Studio Director: Lou Yi
Camera: Cong Ruiting & Wu Chuanjing
Editing: Yu Yao
Subtitles: Wu Xiao (Intern)
Producer: Hu Zhe
Executive Producer: Feng Minghui
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