Literally meaning " put out to rot" in Chinese, bai lan refers to the practice, increasingly popular among young Chinese, of actively embracing a deteriorating situation instead of improving it.
“摆烂”的字面意思是“任其腐烂”,指的是在中国年轻人中越来越流行的一种做法,即积极接受日益倒霉的现状,而不是改善它。