Have you ever affectionately called your sweetheart crumbs? Or even the dear little ones? Well, in Chinese you should avoid this at all costs. There, the little word 渣 zhā „crumbs“ is usually understood as anything but flattering. In China, pigs of character and other immoral morons are often called „human crumbs“ (人渣 rénzhā) or simply „crumbly“ (渣 zhā). A word, however, that should not be taken lightly. After all, it verbally puts people in the lowest crumb drawer of society.