画饼
释义 DEFINITION
字面含义：源自成语‘画饼充饥’，指画个饼来解饿，比喻用空想安慰自己。
网络语境：现多用来形容领导/他人做出的虚假承诺，常见于职场场景。如老板承诺‘明年全员加薪’，员工私下吐槽‘又在画饼’。根据知乎调研，83%的95后认为‘公司福利’是最常见的画饼领域。
使用场景：当对方给出美好但缺乏执行方案的计划时使用，带有明显讽刺意味。注意在长辈语境中可能仍保留原成语含义。
词源故事 ETYMOLOGY
2021年字节跳动某内部会议录音泄漏事件，彻底引爆了这个词的流行。当时一位高管在谈到员工晋升时说：‘我们现在是在画一张很大的饼，但具体怎么分还没想好’。这段录音被截图配上‘老板の空气煎饼’表情包疯狂传播。
其实这个词的现代用法早在2016年就出现在脉脉职场论坛。某网友吐槽：‘领导说完成KPI就发季度奖，结果我们超额20%却说资金周转困难，这是专业画饼师吧？’ 这个帖子获得3000+‘抱抱楼主’反应。
2023年百度指数显示，‘画饼’搜索量在每年春节后（跳槽季）和毕业季达到峰值。B站甚至出现了《职场画饼识别指南》系列动画，用‘饼类图鉴’形式幽默解析：从‘期权巨无霸’到‘培训至尊披萨’，播放量超500万。
例句：
HR说我们明年会有股权激励，我直接回怼：‘别画饼了，先把加班费结了吧’。
DEFINITION
Literal meaning: Literally "drawing a pancake to satisfy hunger", from a Chinese idiom about wishful thinking.
Internet usage: Now primarily refers to empty promises, especially in workplace contexts. Like when your boss says "we'll go public next year" but never shares the IPO timeline. According to Zhihu's 2022 survey, 76% of Gen Z consider "career development opportunities" as the most common form of corporate pie-drawing.
Cultural note: The expression carries stronger cynicism than its English counterpart. While Americans might say "don't count your chickens", Chinese netizens use this term specifically targeting authority figures' broken promises.
ETYMOLOGY
The term went viral in 2021 when an internal ByteDance meeting recording was leaked. A executive said: "We're drawing a very big pie right now, but haven't figured out how to slice it" while discussing promotions. Screenshots flooded WeChat with memes like "Boss's Air Pancake" stickers.
Actually, modern usage dates back to 2016 on professional forum Maimai. A user ranted: "My boss promised bonuses if we hit KPIs. We exceeded by 20% but got told ‘cash flow issues’. Is he a professional pie artist?" The post received 3000+ virtual hugs.
Baidu Index shows search volume peaks every February (job-hopping season) and graduation season. Bilibili even has an animated series Identifying Workplace Pies, humorously categorizing empty promises as "Stock Option Burger" or "Training Supreme Pizza", garnering 5M+ views.
Example:
When HR said we'll get stock incentives next year, I snapped: "Stop baking imaginary pies, pay our overtime first."