Dalifornia en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Mandarin 大理福尼亞 /大理福尼亚 or a blend of Dali + California. So named because of its sunny climate, easygoing culture and burgeoning tech scene.
Meanings
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Nickname for Dali, a city in Yunnan, China.
Nowadays young Chinese and foreigners go to Dali not for cannabis but for more thrilling drugs: cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other Web3 paraphernalia. A great deal of China's crypto community has relocated to Dalifornia, drawn as much by the beautiful natural setting as the permissive environment.
2025, Dan Wang, Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, Random House, →ISBN:
Translations (2)
fr Dalifornie (Dali) · cmn 大理福尼亞 /大理福尼亚 (Dali)