river crab

English

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Etymology 1

A calque of Chinese 河蟹 (héxiè).

Noun

river crab (plural river crabs)

  1. A Chinese mitten crab.

Etymology 2

From 河蟹 (héxiè, “river crab”) above, a near-homonym of 和谐 (héxié, “harmony”), referring to China's Harmonious Society campaign.

Noun

river crab

  1. (Internet slang) Government censorship.
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