Chinlingo Podcast: Would you like to dance with the emperor?

‍Zuì jìn，wǒ de wēi xìn péng you quān bèi “ Gù gōng biǎo qíng bāo ” zhàn lǐng le 。

最近，我的微信朋友圈被“故宫表情包”占领了。

Recently, my WeChat Moments has been flooded with the “Chinese Imperial Palace Memes”.

Gù gōng

故宫-Chinese Imperial Palace

biǎo qíng bāo

表情包-memes

Gù gōng，zài Běi jīng，zhè céng jīng shì zhōng guó de huáng dì jū zhù de dì fāng，

故宫，在北京，这曾经是中国的皇帝居住的地方，

The Chinese Imperial Palace was the royal residence in the past.

Biǎo qínɡ bāo ， shì wǒ men shànɡ wǎnɡ liáo tiān shí huì yònɡ dào de yì zhǒnɡ yǒu qù de tú piàn 、 shì pín huò shì yì xiǎo duàn wén zì 。 Zhè xiē biǎo qínɡ bāo dōu tè bié ɡǎo xiào ， zài wǎnɡ mín zhī jiān liú chuán de hěn kuài ， tōnɡ chánɡ hái huì yǒu xiē wēi xiǎo de biàn huà 。

表情包，是我们上网聊天时会用到的一种有趣的图片、视频或是一小段文字。这些表情包都特别搞笑，在网民之间流传得很快，通常还会有些微小的变化。

A meme is an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations.

yé xǔ，nǐ cān guān guò “ Gù gōng ” ；

也许，你参观过“故宫”；

You may have visited the Chinese Imperial Palace.

yé xǔ，nǐ yòng guò “ biǎo qíng bāo ” 。

也许，你用过“表情包”。

You may also have been using the memes.

Dàn shì nǐ zhī dào “ Gù gōng biǎo qíng bāo ” shì shén me ma？

但是你知道“故宫表情包”是什么吗？

But, do you know what are the “Chinese Imperial Palace Memes”?

“ Gù gōng biǎo qíng bāo ”，shì yì qún fēi cháng yǒu chuàng yì de shè jì shī men，yòng Zhōng guó gǔ dài de huáng dì、niáng niang men de xíng xiàng shè jì chū de biǎo qíng bāo 。

“故宫表情包”，是一群非常有创意的设计师们，用中国古代的皇帝、娘娘们的形象设计出的表情包。

They are memes modeled after Chinese emperors and their wives by fairly creative designers.

Zhè xiē shēng dòng de biǎo qíng bāo，ràng yán sù de huáng dì sā jiāo mài méng，ràng duān zhuāng de niáng niang men wán qǐ le shǒu jī yóu xì，shí zài nǎo dòng dà kāi ！

这些生动的表情包，让严肃的皇帝撒娇卖萌，让端庄的娘娘们玩起了手机游戏，实在脑洞大开！

In these vivid memes, the majestic emperors are acting cute, while their demure wives are playing modern mobile games. What a magic!

Zhōng guó de huáng dì

中国的皇帝-China’s emperor

niáng niang men

娘娘们-emperor’s wives

Key words：故宫、皇帝、表情、设计

Key Words: the Chinese Imperial Palace; Emperor; memes; design

The comic Emperor Zhu Di is even rapping. Let’s just watch his performance below!