baizuo

American  

[bahy-zwuh, bahy-zoh] / ˈbaɪˌzwə, ˈbaɪˌzoʊ /

noun

Chinese: Disparaging.

1. a liberal or progressive viewed as patronizing, hypocritical, and naive, or as being concerned only with trendy causes, political correctness, virtue signaling, etc., rather than with addressing real-world problems in a realistic way: adopted by some conservatives in American political discourse.

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Etymology

Origin of baizuo

First recorded in 2015–20; from Mandarin Chinese: literally, “white left,” from bái “white, empty” (compare Cantonese baak; akin to Japanese haku, Korean baek, Vietnamese bạch ) + zuǒ “left, east” (compare Cantonese zo; akin to Japanese sa, Korean jwa, Vietnamese tả ); alternatively, the first element is a shortening of báichī “idiot,” from bái + chī “foolish, stupid” (compare Cantonese ci; akin to Japanese, Korean chi, Vietnamese si )

Example Sentences

“Free trade, immigration, refugees, these are things that baizuo support,” said Luo Xing, 23, a recent college graduate in Beijing.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2017