grass mud horse

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Definition of grass mud horse in English English dictionary

One of the ten "mythical Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures|Baidu]] deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Gobi desert

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Related Terms

grass mud horses

plural form of grass mud horse

Turkish pronunciation

gräs mʌd hôrs

Pronunciation

/ˈgras ˈməd ˈhôrs/ /ˈɡræs ˈmʌd ˈhɔːrs/

Etymology

() A word-for-word translation of the Chinese 草泥马 (Pinyin: cǎo ní mǎ). Cǎo literally means grass, ní literally means mud, and mǎ literally means horse. However, the phrase cǎo ní mǎ sounds like one of the most popular profane phrases used in China. Individuals in Mainland China used the Chinese characters representing the phrase cǎo ní mǎ (grass mud horse) instead of the real characters for the profane phrase to represent the profane phrase without it being detected by censors.