2025年末，网络流行语“爱你老己”以其独特的语言形态和深厚的情感共鸣席卷中文互联网，成为一种标志性的文化现象。本文从语言学的视角出发，系统考察了“爱你老己”的语言学特征、词义变化及其流行的原因。研究发现，“爱你老己”通过谐音与“老X”结构，将抽象的自我关怀转化为具体、亲昵的平等对话。其流行根植于当代青年对优绩主义的反思、对情感即时满足的需求，以及在社会中对自我关系的重构。这一语言现象不仅是青年亚文化的情绪出口，也折射出中国社会从传统集体主义取向向个体内在世界探索的转型，是观察当代社会心态变迁的一个重要语言样本。

At the end of 2025, the internet catchphrase “Ài nǐ lǎo jǐ”swept through Chinese social media with its unique linguistic form and deep emotional resonance,becoming a symbolic cultural phenomenon. From a linguistic perspective,this paper systematically examines the phrase’s linguistic features,semantic changes,and the reasons for its popularity. The study finds that“Ài nǐ lǎo jǐ”,through dialectal homophony and the “lǎo X”structure,transforms abstract self-care into concrete, intimate, and egalitarian self-address. Its popularity stems from contemporary youth’s reflection on meritocracy, their need for instant emotional gratification,and a broader reconfiguration of the relationship with the self in society.This linguistic phenomenon is not only an emotional outlet for youth subculture but also reflects a subtle shift in Chinese society from a traditional collectivist orientation toward an exploration of the inner self, serving as an important linguistic window into contemporary social mentalities.