Single in China: It’s a Dog’s Life

To be single is to be like an abandoned pup. Melodramatic, huh? In China, there’s a popular term for this unpleasant state of affairs: 单身狗 (dānshēnɡǒu), which translates to “single dog.”

“单身狗 (dānshēnɡǒu) Single dog” is an Internet slang. It refers to people who are …