'Grown-up babies' harmful to social harmony

As usual, famous literary periodical Shuowenjiezi released this year's top 10 Chinese hot words earlier this month. Among the 10 words most frequently mentioned in the media and on the internet, ju ying (literally a "giant baby" but more precisely a "grown-up baby") has triggered heated discussions among the public due to a series of incidents in 2018, and also because it is not a new term.

The term ju ying was first used by consulting psychologist Wu Zhihong in 2016, who has authored a book in which he describes and analyzes the irresponsible and immature (rather child-like) behaviors of Chinese adults - that is, physically grownup but mentally immature people.

Later, media outlets and netizens extensively used the term to describe a certain type of people - who are not only unreasonable but also rude and annoying in social life.