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Chinese Internet slang (Chinese: 中国网络用语; pinyin: 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.
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Chinese slang may refer to: Mandarin Chinese profanity; Cantonese profanity; Diu (Cantonese) Chinese Internet slang This page was last edited on 2 ...
Internet slang 和谐: 和諧: héxié harmonious / harmonize / harmonization 被和谐 (be harmonized) Used as a euphemism alluding to censorship in China: Internet slang 河蟹: 河蟹: héxiè river crab 被河蟹 (be river-crabbed) Near-homophone of "和谐" (héxié, harmonious) Internet slang 水产: 水產: shuǐchǎn aquatic product
Loanwords have entered written and spoken Chinese from many sources, including ancient peoples whose descendants now speak Chinese. In addition to phonetic differences, varieties of Chinese such as Cantonese and Shanghainese often have distinct words and phrases left from their original languages which they continue to use in daily life and sometimes even in Mandarin.
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This category is for articles on words and phrases of Chinese origin. For articles on words and phrases related to a specific area of China, or to a specific spoken variant , please refer to one of the subcategories.