Internet Slang
真香
zhēn xiāng
In English
I take it back / guess I love it now
Illustration
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Classic · Mainstream, still used dailyliterally: smells / tastes really good
What does 真香 mean?
The moment you eat your words: you swore you would never, then ended up loving it. The ultimate "I take it back".
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Example
当初说不买，现在真香。
Dāngchū shuō bù mǎi, xiànzài zhēn xiāng.
I said I'd never buy it — and now? I take it all back.
What 真香 goes with
真香定律zhēnxiāng dìnglǜthe 'I take it back' law
真香警告zhēnxiāng jǐnggàou-turn-incoming warning
Where 真香 comes from
A reality-show guest vowed he'd rather starve than eat there, then devoured the food muttering "真香". It became the stamp for a hypocritical U-turn.