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River Crab (Internet Slang)
River crab () and harmonious/harmonize/harmonization () are Internet slang terms created by Chinese netizens in reference to the Internet censorship, or other kinds of censorship in mainland China. In Mandarin Chinese, the word "river crab" (河蟹), which originally meant Chinese mitten crab or short term BK, sounds similar to "harmonious/harmonize/harmonization" () This is derived from " harmonious society", (和谐社会) ex-Chinese leader Hu Jintao’s signature ideology. Terms The 2004 Chinese Communist Party announcement of the goal of constructing a "harmonious society" has been cited by the government of China as the reason for Internet censorship. As a result, Chinese netizens began to use the word "harmonious/harmonize/harmonization" (和谐) as a euphemism A euphemism ( ) is when an expression that could offend or imply something unpleasant is replaced with one that is agreeable or inoffensive. Some euphemisms are intended to amuse, while others use bland, inof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin'' literally means 'spelled sounds'. Pinyin is the official romanization system used in China, Singapore, Taiwan, and by the United Nations. Its use has become common when transliterating Standard Chinese mostly regardless of region, though it is less ubiquitous in Taiwan. It is used to teach Standard Chinese, normally written with Chinese characters, to students in mainland China and Singapore. Pinyin is also used by various Chinese input method, input methods on computers and to lexicographic ordering, categorize entries in some Chinese dictionaries. In pinyin, each Chinese syllable is spelled in terms of an optional initial (linguistics), initial and a final (linguistics), final, each of which is represented by one or more letters. Initi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Memes
An Internet meme, or meme (, ''MEEM''), is a cultural item (such as an idea, behavior, or style) that spreads across the Internet, primarily through social media platforms. Internet memes manifest in a variety of formats, including images, videos, GIFs, and other viral content. Newer internet memes are often defined as brain rot. Key characteristics of memes include their tendency to be parodied, their use of intertextuality, their viral dissemination, and their continual evolution. The term ''meme'' was originally introduced by Richard Dawkins in 1972 to describe the concept of cultural transmission. The term ''Internet meme'' was coined by Mike Godwin in 1993 in reference to the way memes proliferated through early online communities, including message boards, Usenet groups, and email. The emergence of social media platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram further diversified memes and accelerated their spread. Newer meme genres include "dank" and surre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Censorship In China
The People's Republic of China (PRC) internet censorship, censors both the publishing and viewing of online material. Many controversial events are censored from news coverage, preventing many Chinese citizens from knowing about the actions of their government, and severely restricting Freedom of the press in China, freedom of the press. China's censorship includes the complete blockage of various websites, apps, and video games, inspiring the policy's nickname, the Great Firewall, Great Firewall of China, which List of websites blocked in mainland China#Table of high-ranking websites blocked in mainland China, blocks websites. Methods used to block websites and pages include DNS spoofing, blocking access to IP addresses, analyzing and filtering URLs, packet inspection, and TCP reset attack, resetting connections. The government blocks website content and monitors Internet access. As required by the government, major Internet platforms in China have established elaborate self-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Very Erotic Very Violent
Very erotic very violent () is a Chinese internet meme that originated from a news report on China Central Television's flagship ''Xinwen Lianbo'' program, allegedly quoting a schoolgirl describing a web page. This incident was widely parodied on various internet forums. This Chinese phrase, which combines the intensive adverb ''hen'' 很 "very; quite; much" with ''huang'' 黄 "yellow" (denoting ''huángsè'' 黃色 "yellow colored" or "sexy; erotic; obscene; pornographic") and ''bàolì'' 暴力 "violence; force", follows the form of very good very mighty, a snowclone for Internet slang popularized earlier that year. CCTV news report On 27 December 2007, ''Xinwen Lianbo'' aired a report about the easy availability of explicit content on the internet. This report made an appeal to judicial institutions and the Chinese government to manage and filter the internet. In the report, a young student described a pop-up advertisement she saw as being "very erotic, ndvery violen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Mud Horse
The Grass Mud Horse is a Chinese Internet meme and '' kuso'' parody based on a word play of the Mandarin profanity '' cào nǐ mā'' (), which means " fuck your mother". Homophonic puns are commonly used in Chinese language as silly humor to amuse people, and have become an important component of jokes and standup comedy in Chinese culture. Grass Mud Horse is one of the made-up " Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures" created in a hoax article on Baidu Baike in early 2009, whose names all come from obscene puns. It has become an Internet chat forum cult phenomenon in China and has garnered worldwide press attention, with videos, cartoons and merchandise of the animal (which is said to resemble the alpaca) having appeared. In the 2022 COVID-19 protests in China, Shanghai residents led "Grass Mud Horse" to protest on the streets. Etymology and species The ''Caonima'', literally "Grass Mud Horse", is supposedly a species of alpaca. The name is similar to a profanity (), " fuck your mother" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (Internet Meme)
The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (), alternatively Ten Baidu Deities, was a humorous hoax from the interactive encyclopedia Baidu Baike which became a popular and widespread Internet meme in China in early 2009. These ten hoaxes are regarded by Western media as a response to online censorship in China of profanity, and considered as an example of citizens' clever circumvention of censorship. Details Arising in early 2009, the meme began as a group of vandalised contributions to Baidu Baike. A series of humorous articles was created describing fictional creatures, each animal with a name vaguely referring to a Chinese profanity (utilizing homophones and characters having different tones). Eventually, images, videos (such as faux-documentaries) and even a song regarding aspects of the meme were released. It was thought that the Baidu hoaxes were written in response to recent strict enforcement of keyword filters in China, introduced in 2009, which attempted to eliminate all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Shield Project
The Golden Shield Project (), also named National Public Security Work Informational Project, is the Chinese nationwide network-security fundamental constructional project by the e-government of the People's Republic of China. This project includes a security management information system, a criminal information system, an exit and entry administration information system, a supervisor information system, a traffic management information system, among others. The Golden Shield Project is one of the 12 important "golden" projects. The other "golden" projects are Golden Customs (also known as Golden Gate) (for customs), Golden Tax (for taxation), Golden Macro, Golden Finance (for financial management), Golden Auditing, Golden Security, Golden Agriculture (for agricultural information), Golden Quality (for quality supervision), Golden Water (for water conservancy information), Golden Credit, and Golden Discipline projects. The Golden Shield Project also manages the Bureau of Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Internet Phenomena In China
This is a list of phenomena specific to the Internet within China. Memes *Aircraft carrier style ( zh, s=航母style, p=hángmǔ style, labels=no) – refers to the crouching and pointing position taken by two technicians on the to give the green light to the fighter pilots. Has spawned many parody images posted by web users. The name of the meme itself is a parody of "Gangnam Style". *Back Dorm Boys – two Chinese males lip-synching to Backstreet Boys in a dormitory. *'' The Bus Uncle'' — the reaction of an angry middle aged man towards a young man seated behind him on a bus in Hong Kong, which became widespread over the Internet. * Honglaowai – an American, named George Costow, who sang Chinese communist songs which he put on YouTube. *"I and my little friends were struck dumb!" ( zh, s=我和我的小伙伴都惊呆了, p=wǒ hé wǒ de xiǎo huǒbàn dōu jīng dāile, labels=no) – a meme used for surprise and bewilderment. Originated in 2013 in a primary school stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexie Farm
''Hexie Farm'' (), by an author known as Crazy Crab, is an online political cartoon in China critical of the Chinese government. ''Hexie'' in Chinese Pinyin is a pun on harmony and river crab. The cartoon started running in August 2010, focusing on animal characters living in a "Harmonic Farm". It is loosely based on George Orwell’s novel ''Animal Farm''. Author The author of ''Hexie Farm'', who uses the pen name Crazy Crab, remains pseudonymous for safety reasons; no photo or personal information has been released. Crazy Crab is a fan of ''Calvin and Hobbes'' as well as ''Snoopy''. The author began drawing political cartoons after reading news about Feng Zhenghu, and Tang Fu-zhen self-immolation incident. History ''Hexie Farm'' was started in August 2010 and at the time focused on the life of the protagonist farm animals. The web cartoon quickly gained attention from Internet activists in China, and first gained media attention in July 2011. It used micro-blogging platfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Internet Slang
Chinese Internet slang ( zh, s=中国网络用语, p=zhōngguó wǎngluò yòngyǔ ) refers to various kinds of Internet slang used by people on the Chinese Internet. It is often coined in response to events, the influence of the mass media and foreign culture, and the desires of users to simplify and update the Chinese language. Slang that first appears on the Internet is often adopted to become current in everyday life. It includes content relating to all aspects of social life, mass media, economic, and political topics and the like. Internet slang is arguably the fastest-changing aspect of the language, created by a number of different influences—technology, mass media and foreign culture amongst others. The categories given below are not exclusive and are used distinguish the different kinds of Chinese internet slang. Some phrases may belong in more than one category. Numeronyms * 003 – (Malaysian Mandarin) condom. A reference to a condom brand of the same name. * 00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
