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==shénshòu | [[神兽]]==
  
Chinese netizens have created a large number of mythical creatures that sound the same as Chinese profanities or sensitive words. The popularity of these mythical creatures can be traced to fictitious entries created in 2009 on Baidu Baike, an online Chinese encyclopedia. These fictitious entries were created in response to increasingly strict censorship of online content which sought to eliminate all forms of profanity. Netizens avoided the censors’ keyword filters by inventing clever homophones for vulgar words that sounded like mythical creatures. For example, the most famous of these mythical creatures, the [[grass-mud horse]], is a homophone for the slur, “f**k your mother.”
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News of these mythical creatures spread quickly on blogs, Tencent QQ, Baidu Tieba and other websites. Soon, images, faux-documentary videos and even songs were released that gradually developed the lore surrounding these mythical creatures.
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OK, this page actually needs major revision. It totally missed the "Ten Mythical Baidu Creatures" as riff on "Ten Ancient Mythical Creatures." And it should at least list the creatures! Check out these sources:
  
While many of the terms simply indulge netizens’ desire to say something raunchy in a cute way, many terms have developed layers of political significance, for example, the battle between the grass-mud horse and the [[river crab]], or the migration of the [[valley dove]].
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu_10_Mythical_Creatures
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https://baidupvz.fandom.com/zh/wiki/%E7%99%BE%E5%BA%A6%E5%8D%81%E5%A4%A7%E7%A5%9E%E5%85%BD
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https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/26177743
  
A list of the original ten Baidu mythical creatures with English explanations can be found at Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu_10_Mythical_Creatures here].
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[[File:Tank_grass_mud_horse.jpg|250px|thumb|right|''An example of how “mythical creatures” such as the [[grass-mud horse]], originally thinly veiled profanities, have become potent political symbols. Here a grass-mud horse is shown in place of “tank man,” who stood before the tanks as they rolled into Tiananmen Square in June of 1989.'']]
  
[[File:Tank_grass_mud_horse.jpg|400px|thumb|left|An example of how "mythical creatures" such as the grass-mud horse, which were originally thinly veiled profanities, have become potent political symbols. Here a grass-mud horse is shown in place of "tank man," who stood before the tanks as they rolled into Tiananmen Square.]]
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Chinese netizens have created a large number of mythical creatures that sound the same as Chinese profanities or [[sensitive porcelain|sensitive words]]. The popularity of these mythical creatures can be traced to fictitious entries created in 2009 on [http://baike.baidu.com/ Baidu Baike], an online Chinese encyclopedia. These fictitious entries were created in response to [[vulgar|increasingly strict censorship of online content]] which sought to eliminate all forms of profanity. Netizens avoided the censors’ keyword filters by inventing clever homophones for vulgar words that sounded like mythical creatures. The most famous of these mythical creatures, the [[grass-mud horse]], is a homophone for “fuck your mother.
  
[[Category: Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon]]
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News of these mythical creatures spread quickly on blogs, Tencent QQ, Baidu Tieba and other websites, and [[Mahler Gobi|virtual habitats]] were created. Soon, images, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOqeq-p5dYE&feature=youtu.be faux-documentary videos] [zh], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKx1aenJK08&feature=youtu.be songs] were released, gradually developing the lore surrounding these mythical creatures.
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While many of the terms simply indulge netizens’ desire to say something raunchy in a cute way, many terms have developed layers of political significance often related to the [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/internet-control/ cat-and-mouse game between China's netizens and Internet censors]—for example, the battle between the [[grass-mud horse]] and the [[river crab]], or the migration of the [[valley dove]].
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Lists and introductions to the original ten Baidu mythical creatures have been compiled by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baidu_10_Mythical_Creatures Wikipedia] and [http://www.danwei.org/humor/baidu_baike_fake_entries.php Danwei]. Also see Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon entries on all that comprises the [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Grass-Mud_Horse_Lexicon#The_Grass-Mud_Horse_Ecosystem Grass-Mud Horse Ecosystem].
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[[分类:Lexicon]][[分类:Grass-Mud Horse Ecosystem]]

2023年8月7日 (一) 05:01的最新版本

shénshòu | 神兽

An example of how “mythical creatures” such as the grass-mud horse, originally thinly veiled profanities, have become potent political symbols. Here a grass-mud horse is shown in place of “tank man,” who stood before the tanks as they rolled into Tiananmen Square in June of 1989.

Chinese netizens have created a large number of mythical creatures that sound the same as Chinese profanities or sensitive words. The popularity of these mythical creatures can be traced to fictitious entries created in 2009 on Baidu Baike, an online Chinese encyclopedia. These fictitious entries were created in response to increasingly strict censorship of online content which sought to eliminate all forms of profanity. Netizens avoided the censors’ keyword filters by inventing clever homophones for vulgar words that sounded like mythical creatures. The most famous of these mythical creatures, the grass-mud horse, is a homophone for “fuck your mother.”

News of these mythical creatures spread quickly on blogs, Tencent QQ, Baidu Tieba and other websites, and virtual habitats were created. Soon, images, faux-documentary videos [zh], and songs were released, gradually developing the lore surrounding these mythical creatures.

While many of the terms simply indulge netizens’ desire to say something raunchy in a cute way, many terms have developed layers of political significance often related to the cat-and-mouse game between China's netizens and Internet censors—for example, the battle between the grass-mud horse and the river crab, or the migration of the valley dove.

Lists and introductions to the original ten Baidu mythical creatures have been compiled by Wikipedia and Danwei. Also see Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon entries on all that comprises the Grass-Mud Horse Ecosystem.