Mama's boys

妈宝男

(mā bǎo nán)

Men who are excessively attached to their mothers even during adulthood. They struggle to be independent and constantly seek their mother's advice to plan their personal and professional lives. Often they suffer personality disorders and require their mother to act as a caretaker because they don't trust their own judgment.

Yi Shu girls

亦舒女

(yì shū nǚ)

Successful, smart and career-oriented women whose lives resemble those of characters in romance novels written by Hong Kong author Yi Shu, or Isabel Nee Yeh-su. Such women do not consider marriage the most important aspect of life.