green tea affectations // 茶香四溢
a collection of men who pretend to be really innocent and weak to gain their lover’s favour. the title comes from the chinese slang term 绿茶 / green tea, which refers to someone who acts really pitiful and helpless, as if they’ve endured a lot of hardships, but in actual fact is very cunning and ambitious.
note: the origin of the term is quite misogynistic, hence why this list will not be including any women.
created by ruiconteur
last updated March, 2026
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some more green tea men who didn't make the list bc they're not on pagebound (devastating):
- from the 188渣男团 (check out my list on that)
- 谁把谁当真 / winner takes all: 赵锦辛 zhao jinxin
- 灰大叔与混血王子 / grey uncle and the mixed-blood prince: 周谨行 zhou jinxing
- cos0: 黎听 li ting
there's also 幸存者偏差 / survivorship bias, but it's been incorrectly duped with 营业悖论 / fanservice paradox for now.
My friend showed me this hilarious drama where the guy marries a (lady) general and acts this way and this list is making me think of that lmao
yeah exactly! i love when i see men act this way bc the original term is so misogynistic, so it's just really funny to see them take on a role that other men look down on women for playing
100% agreed yeah
Such an interesting term and list! 👏
