邪修
xié xiū
In English
a cursed life-hack / the unorthodox method
What does 邪修 mean?
邪修 (xié xiū) is a internet Chinese slang term that literally means "heretical cultivation". An unorthodox, rule-breaking shortcut that somehow works — the 'wrong' method that gets the result anyway. Opposite of the by-the-book way. In English, it's closest to "a cursed life-hack / the unorthodox method".
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Some problems have a proper method, and then there's 邪修, xié xiū — heretical cultivation, straight out of fantasy novels. It's the cursed shortcut that absolutely should not work but does. 用微波炉做蛋糕，这也太邪修了. Wrong on every level, results undeniable.
Example
用微波炉做蛋糕，这也太邪修了。
Yòng wéibōlú zuò dàngāo, zhè yě tài xiéxiū le.
Making cake in a microwave — what a cursed hack.
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Where 邪修 comes from
From wuxia/xianxia novels, where 邪修 means heretical cultivation. Repurposed in 2025 for unconventional shortcuts and life-hacks.
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