The word became viral after a 2004 advertisement for Bawang Shampoo in which Jackie Chan says, "...after filming, visual effects are added, the hair becomes duang very black, very shiny and very smooth."[2] The advertisement was the subject of a parody published on 20 February 2015 on the Chinese video sharing site Bilibili, featuring footage of Chan remixed to the tune of the viral Chinese song My Skate Shoes (我的滑板鞋).[3] In the video, Chan appears to say that he has no hair at all, with more interjections of "duang": "after a month of special effects, hair is – dua-a-a-ng – still I knew they're fake, that it's due to chemicals. Every day now, I'm adding special effects... added a lot of effects... hair – duang duang duang – is thick and shiny." The parody alludes to a 2010 scandal in which Bawang was accused of having added carcinogenic chemicals to its hair products.[4][5]
Jackie Chan acknowledged the parody by uploading a self-mocking microblog that imitated the sentence structure from the spoof advertisement. He also expressed his gratitude for the public's attention and his determination to create more movies for his fans in the future.[citation needed] His optimistic personality and self-mockery won over many fans.
Meaningedit
Despite its widespread appearance, the meaning of duang is unclear; "What's the meaning of duang" became the main topic on Weibo.[4] Although there seems to be no meaning at all, many people still continue to use it in their everyday conversations. The BBC has suggested that the word is an example of onomatopoeia, a word phonetically imitating a sound.[1] While Chan used it as a "cartoonish sound-effect", as Ad Age puts it,[6] some have used it in the same spirit while others have adopted it as an intensifier; for instance, something might be "duang cute" or one could be "very duang confused".[1] Based on the words spoken by Chan in the shampoo advertisement, duang has been defined as meaning "add special effects" (Chinese: 加特效; pinyin: jiā tèxiào) in some Chinese sources.[7]
The meme has been picked up by a variety of advertisers, including Bawang itself, which has released its own spoof video, in addition to KFC, PepsiCo, China Eastern Airlines and Taobao. Durex issued an animated GIF showing a buzzing rabbit vibrator with "duang" as the caption. The meme's lack of any defined meaning has enabled advertisers and Internet users to create their own version of "duang" and define it as they wish.[6]Foreign Policy noted that while Chinese Internet users had a tradition of inventing new words or slang to get around government censorship, the Chinese government had lately managed to push back against this practice; it was thus perhaps "inevitable that a new word would emerge that simply meant nothing at all."[5]
Pronunciationedit
The word duang is not a meaningful syllable in Standard Chinese, and thus lacks any official associated character. However, as both the onset d- and the rime -uang are both legal elements that occur in other syllables, the word is a phonologically valid syllable in Mandarin.[7] Since it lacks an associated character, though, it can only be written by using bopomofo or pinyin or the unofficial character built from Jackie Chan's name. Although the word was initially written without any indication of tone, it was later given a first tone reading as (pinyin) duāng.[7]
Chinese characteredit
A character for duang does not exist in any Chinese dictionary and is not encoded in Unicode, but was created from the two characters used for Jackie Chan's Chinese stage name, Cheng Long (simplified Chinese: 成龙; traditional Chinese: 成龍; pinyin: Chéng Lóng, meaning "become a dragon"), stacked on top of each other.
In musicedit
The string quartet 'Duang' by composer Samuel Cho premiered in May 2018 is inspired by this word.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Millions share new Chinese character". BBC News. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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Duang Mandarin pronunciation twa ŋ pinyin duang Zhuyin Fuhao ㄉㄨㄤ written as 動L in Hong Kong Cantonese with Jyutping dung6 eu6 is a Chinese neologism that has become a viral meme despite its meaning being unclear It has become a popular hashtag on Sina Weibo with more than 8 million mentions by the start of March 2015 1 A representation of the character duang derived from the characters for cheng and longtraditional formsimplified form Contents 1 History 2 Meaning 3 Pronunciation 4 Chinese character 5 In music 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe word became viral after a 2004 advertisement for Bawang Shampoo in which Jackie Chan says after filming visual effects are added the hair becomes duang very black very shiny and very smooth 2 The advertisement was the subject of a parody published on 20 February 2015 on the Chinese video sharing site Bilibili featuring footage of Chan remixed to the tune of the viral Chinese song My Skate Shoes 我的滑板鞋 3 In the video Chan appears to say that he has no hair at all with more interjections of duang after a month of special effects hair is dua a a ng still I knew they re fake that it s due to chemicals Every day now I m adding special effects added a lot of effects hair duang duang duang is thick and shiny The parody alludes to a 2010 scandal in which Bawang was accused of having added carcinogenic chemicals to its hair products 4 5 Jackie Chan acknowledged the parody by uploading a self mocking microblog that imitated the sentence structure from the spoof advertisement He also expressed his gratitude for the public s attention and his determination to create more movies for his fans in the future citation needed His optimistic personality and self mockery won over many fans Meaning editDespite its widespread appearance the meaning of duang is unclear What s the meaning of duang became the main topic on Weibo 4 Although there seems to be no meaning at all many people still continue to use it in their everyday conversations The BBC has suggested that the word is an example of onomatopoeia a word phonetically imitating a sound 1 While Chan used it as a cartoonish sound effect as Ad Age puts it 6 some have used it in the same spirit while others have adopted it as an intensifier for instance something might be duang cute or one could be very duang confused 1 Based on the words spoken by Chan in the shampoo advertisement duang has been defined as meaning add special effects Chinese 加特效 pinyin jia texiao in some Chinese sources 7 The meme has been picked up by a variety of advertisers including Bawang itself which has released its own spoof video in addition to KFC PepsiCo China Eastern Airlines and Taobao Durex issued an animated GIF showing a buzzing rabbit vibrator with duang as the caption The meme s lack of any defined meaning has enabled advertisers and Internet users to create their own version of duang and define it as they wish 6 Foreign Policy noted that while Chinese Internet users had a tradition of inventing new words or slang to get around government censorship the Chinese government had lately managed to push back against this practice it was thus perhaps inevitable that a new word would emerge that simply meant nothing at all 5 Pronunciation editThe word duang is not a meaningful syllable in Standard Chinese and thus lacks any official associated character However as both the onset d and the rime uang are both legal elements that occur in other syllables the word is a phonologically valid syllable in Mandarin 7 Since it lacks an associated character though it can only be written by using bopomofo or pinyin or the unofficial character built from Jackie Chan s name Although the word was initially written without any indication of tone it was later given a first tone reading as pinyin duang 7 Chinese character editA character for duang does not exist in any Chinese dictionary and is not encoded in Unicode but was created from the two characters used for Jackie Chan s Chinese stage name Cheng Long simplified Chinese 成龙 traditional Chinese 成龍 pinyin Cheng Long meaning become a dragon stacked on top of each other In music editThe string quartet Duang by composer Samuel Cho premiered in May 2018 is inspired by this word 8 References edit a b c Millions share new Chinese character BBC News 2 March 2015 Retrieved 4 March 2015 大皮bootstrap 成龙 霸王洗发液 原版 哔哩哔哩 bilibili www bilibili com Retrieved 2021 12 08 Parady video on Bilibili Archived from the original on 2015 02 23 a b Lee Min Kok 3 March 2015 China goes ga ga over new Chinese character duang The Straits Times Singapore Retrieved 4 March 2015 a b Bethany Allen Ebrahimian 27 February 2015 The Word That Broke the Chinese Internet Retrieved 4 March 2015 a b Angela Doland 3 March 2015 A Cheesy Jackie Chan Ad Just Went Insanely Viral in China Retrieved 4 March 2015 a b c Mair Victor 1 March 2015 Duang Language Log Duang 2018 for string quartet SAMUEL CHO Retrieved 2018 11 12 External links edit nbsp 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