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China — Phrase #9
🎭#9 Cultural Special
草泥马 (Cǎo ní mǎ)
tsʰau˧˩˥ ni˧˥ ma˧˩˥
Literal: Grass mud horse
Feels like: An internet-era creation: "grass mud horse" sounds nearly identical to "fuck your mother" (操你妈) in Mandarin. Created as a censorship-evasion meme, it became a symbol of Chinese internet culture. The "grass mud horse" even has fake nature documentaries. Primarily an online/cultural phenomenon
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