he's commonly called "xiangsheng" by fellow genshin impact character tartaglia in comics and works depicting them together. (see chili, zhongchi)
outside of the game, xiangsheng is a comical, traditional performing art from China.
*this text represents common stereotypes for both the characters and is not an actual depiction of their canon behaviour*
Tartaglia: Xiangsheng! I haven't seen you in a while. Are you in the mood for a fight?
Zhongli: I am not, for like a teacup, I ought maintain myself stable or I'll stain the table. Osmanthus wine blah blah. Now give me money.
the most passionate and affectionate person ever. They are utterly realistic when it comes to helping friends and will especially push them to their limits. Songshens are usually very supportive but can sometimes get too confident in their abilities. However, their abilities usually exceed expectations, so they typically become very successful in the future.
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"
FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"