躺平
tǎngpíng
Literally says
to lie flat
Actually means
to quit the rat race and do the bare minimum on purpose
When to say it
Say it when you stop chasing promotions, mortgages, and perfect scores and choose a calm, cheap, small life instead. Half joke, half genuine life philosophy among tired young workers. Self-deprecating but secretly a little proud.
Hear it in the wild
我不想升职了，我决定躺平。
Wǒ bù xiǎng shēngzhí le, wǒ juédìng tǎngpíng.
I don't want the promotion anymore, I'm choosing to lie flat.
周末不接工作电话，躺平两天。
Zhōumò bù jiē gōngzuò diànhuà, tǎngpíng liǎng tiān.
No work calls this weekend, two days of lying flat.