心灵鸡汤 newish expression

[陳德聰]

5 hours ago, happy_hyaena said:

Is this kind of super cheesy stories what the phrase refers to in Chinese?

I feel it strongly depends on the soundtrack.

[happy_hyaena]

3 hours ago, 陳德聰 said:

I feel it strongly depends on the soundtrack.

 

Well, it looked to be shot with a smartphone with no external microphone. So does the "crackling of the wind" count?

[Zbigniew]

I wouldn't really have been too sure about the intended connotations of "chicken soup" in the book title until I read this thread.

I was thinking of the word "[spiritual] pabulum" until Publius chimed in. In the light of his remarks maybe I should downgrade that to "pap".

 

Eta: I don't know why but half my text is scored through and the score through formatting button doesn't react when I try to descore.

 

[Fixed by Lu. Clicking the 'Tx' button helped]

[Zbigniew]

Post deleted owing to same formatting anomaly as before automatically imposing itself on my text. Help!

[Publius]

@happy_hyaenalol I don't know. It sounds like straight out of 《故事会》!

Maybe this Baidu Baike entry captures the spirit better than I do: https://baike.baidu.com/item/心灵鸡汤/13984090

[EnergyReaper]

@Tøsen  In fact, today in China we prefer to use another phrase when translating what I think is good for EFL speakers understanding - soul soother. As we all know the importance of a soother to a toddler in some special times, so do you think this phrase is what you really want?