爱国贼

ài guó zéi

"Patriotraitor". This term is a play on the word "traitor" (卖国贼, mài guó zéi). A patriotraitor is someone who betrays their country’s interests while outwardly professing to be a patriot. Another related term is shit youth. Both terms are used by netizens to pejoratively refer to people who are perceived as being uncritically nationalistic. However, a patriotraitor differs from a shit youth in that a patriotraitor has more of an ulterior motive and his/her demostration of patriotism is more for show.所谓“爱国贼”是指打着爱国旗号危害国家和人民利益的人