Oxford Dictionary may add Chinese buzzword 'dama'  

“土豪”“大妈”有望明年收进牛津词典(图)

日前，英国广播公司(BBC)专门为“Tuhao(土豪)”一词做了一档节目，探讨中文词汇的影响力，节目播出后引发不少网友的热议。“Tuhao”还有可能以单词的形式获得《牛津英语词典》的正式认可。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Emerging Chinese buzzwords including "tuhao (rich people)," "dama (married women between the ages of 40-60)" and "hukou (household registration system)" may make their way into the Oxford English Dictionary in 2014, according to a Beijing Youth Daily report.

"Though emerging Chinese style words like 'tuhao' and 'dama' haven't been officially added to the dictionary, their popularity has impressed us, and we are thinking of including these words in 2014," said an official at the Oxford University Press on Wednesday.

"Commonality and frequency of use are two major considerations before we add new terms to the dictionary," said the official.

New language is constantly evolving and being invented in internet culture. A new piece of slang can pop up in one community, show up on social network platforms and eventually spread the world over.

The term "tuhao" and "dama" have become popular online. "Though these buzzwords have become viral among the public in China, we still need to see if they can hold their vitality in English language and culture before including them in the lexicon," the official added.

A total of 120 Chinese-style words, including "Maotai (茅台)", "Chinglish (中式英语)" and "dim sum (点心)" have been included in the dictionary.