Makela Shen
GLOSSARY
Chinese
内卷 (nèijuǎn)—involution, a term referring to a cultural social phenomenon of a “rat race” competition in the workplace, academics, etc.
命脈 (mìngmài)—lifeblood
我愛你 (wǒ ài nǐ)—I love you, the most intense version possible
Japanese
キラキラ (kirakira)—an onomatopoeia that emulates the sound of something sparkling; visually, it also means glittering
愛してる (aishiteru)—I love you, reserved only for moments of profound declarations of love and commitment
Spanish
la mano—the hand; body parts are typically spoken of without a possessive
los brazos—the arms
el pie—the foot
te quiero—I love you, reserved only for serious relationships or very close family
French
le cœur—the heart, in a physical biological sense; used without a possessive to refer to one’s physical heart
mon cœur—my heart, but used as an affectionate endearment; does not refer to one’s physical heart
je t’aime—I love you, the most intense version possible
LaTeX
(a typesetting system for mathematical equations and formulas, wrapped with the symbol $ in markdown)
$\notin$—∉, not an element of; used in set theory to denote that a particular element does not belong to a specific set
$3 \neq 15$—3 ≠ 15, not equal to
$\text{mod-}12$—mod-12, \text{} being a command that doesn’t format the letters in italics but more like text
Java
(a computer programming language)
System.out.println(“”);—a print command that prints whatever is inside the quotes
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