Sea turtles (haigui) return to China with a music video
Everything is a pun in China and overseas Chinese aren’t exempt from the language exercise. Called haigui (海归 or 海龟, sea turtle which has the same pronunciation), ethnic Chinese's successes, fears and experiences upon returning to China after a time abroad, has been documented over the past few decades.
Now a recent video made by Reno Studios with a song by two haigui living in the U.S. has caught on online. ChinaSMACK explains that, “The song is based on the writers’ real story of returning to China, with a complexity of excitement and frustration, optimism and disappointment, hope and hopeless.”
Here’s the translation of the song, and as ChinaSMACK points out, 妈呀 (Mother) is a pun that can be used for surprise, excitement or frustration -- much like the haigui writers' journey.
