Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon: Browse by Topic

“I'm a grass-mud horse.”

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The Grass-Mud Horse Ecosystem

1. 70 kph 70码
2. bone brother 骨哥
3. cloth-chirping elephant of truth: see elephant of truth 布鸣真象
4. crazy grass-mud horse 狂草泥马
5. crouching grass mud horse 卧草泥马
6. elephant of truth 真象
7. grass-mud horse 草泥马
8. horse of deception 欺实马
9. Mahler Gobi 马勒戈壁
10. monkey-snake 猴蛇
11. mystical country 神奇的国度
12. mythical creatures 神兽
13. poison jackal 毒豺
14. ridged carp-barbel 鲤冈鲃
15. river crab 河蟹
16. sheep calls to the beast 羊叫兽
17. valley dove 谷鸽
18. watered weasel-ape 灌狸猿
19. yax lizard 亚克蜥

The Great Firewall of China

1. Chinternet
2. chrysanthemum script 菊花文
3. Do you have children? 你有孩子吗？
4. Great Firewall of China 防火长城 (GFW)
5. Great Chinese LAN 局域网
6. great wall 伟大的墙
7. Hu Zhanfan style 胡占凡体
8. Kung Fu Net 功夫网
9. Martian script 火星文
10. Microsoft 微软
11. scale the wall 翻墙
12. shouting font 咆哮体
13. slight erection 微勃
14. wall 墙
15. wall crack condemn 墙裂（谴责)
16. wall nation 墙国
17. Wall Nation Forum 墙国论坛
18. wall-rape 墙奸
19. We have made a tough decision 做了一个艰难的决定

Censorship and Propaganda

1. be “Tuoed” 被“庹”
2. Blue Daddy 蓝爸爸
3. China’s Internet is open 中国的互联网是开放的
4. disturbed 心神不宁
5. Do you have children? 你有孩子吗？
6. erotic and violent 很黄很暴力
7. fifty cents honest 五毛谠
8. Fifty Cent Party 五毛党
9. filter tyrant, donkey father 滤霸, 驴爸
10. give the people some tape 给人民一个胶带
11. Green Dam Girl 绿坝娘
12. Green Daddy 绿爸
13. How can we not speak out just because our voice is small? 岂能因为声音微小而不呐喊？
14. Jingde Town 景德镇
15. reincarnate 转世
16. Reposting is power 转发就是力量
17. in town 镇上: see Jingde Town
18. number five 五号
19. seven don’t mentions 七不讲
20. surround and watch five cats 围观五猫
21. this post must be deleted; before it is deleted please leave your name 此贴必删 删前留名
22. truth of the universe 宇宙真理
23. use the Internet “scientifically” 科学上网
24. sensitive porcelain 敏感瓷
25. understand the motherland 了解祖国
26. vulgar 低俗

State-Owned Media

1. The Backbone Award 脊梁奖
2. Big Boxer Shorts 大裤衩
3. calamity TV 殃视
4. CCAV China Central Adult Video
5. disturbed 心神不宁
6. The Fabricator 胡编
7. Frisbee Hu 飞盘胡
8. global flying dog 环球飞狗
9. Have you seen grandfather? 见过大爷?
10. Lin imitates Yang’s voice 林貌杨音
11. Muddled-Shit Times 混球屎报
12. People's Daily Explosion 人民日爆
13. Representative Rui 芮代表
14. Screwing People Post 日人民报
15. erotic and violent 很黄很暴力

Safety and the Environment

1. APEC blue APEC蓝
2. Chai Jing blue 柴静蓝
3. destruction experiment 破坏性实验
4. ditch oil 地沟油
5. get immunized 打疫苗
6. “harmony” high-speed train 和谐号
7. influenza A virus subtype H1N1 甲型H1N1流感
8. “fuck” in China Ma de in China
9. melamine 三聚氰胺
10. mild collision, mild XX 轻度追尾， 轻度XX
11. mountain stronghold 山寨
12. poison milk powder 毒奶粉
13. poison rice 毒大米
14. pressure differential 压力差
15. Sanlu 三鹿
16. slip 侧滑
17. smog the people 喂人民服雾
18. This cannot be explained in great detail. 这事儿不能说太细
19. TM/TMD: see WTF
20. town disaster 镇灾
21. WTF?! 他妈的
22. Zhou self-castration 周自宫

Prison and Law Enforcement

1. pursue across provincial lines 跨省追捕
2. death from drinking boiled water 喝开水死
3. death by nightmare 做噩梦（死）
4. entrapment 钓鱼执法
5. hide-and-seek (death) 躲猫猫 （死）
6. hung to death 上吊吊
7. illegal dedication of flowers, illegal eating and drinking, illegal silent tribute, illegal XX 非法献花 非法吃喝，非法默哀，非法XX
8. rice-drunk 饭醉

Sex Scandals

1. ass-high miniskirt 齐B小短裙: see godfather
2. godfather 干爹
3. It's because he's gifted. 那是人家的本事
4. it’s not rape if you wear a condom 戴避孕套不算强奸
5. Lei Zhengfu 雷政富
6. lovely anti-corruption sisters 反腐姐妹花
7. P people P民
8. "room-opening" bureau chief 开房局长
9. several women 多名女性
10. strange sorghum 怪蜀黍

Government Departments and Functions

1. bare bottom swollen anus 光腚肿菊
2. Bird Anus 禽肛
3. Bureau of Dicking Around 捅鸡局
4. contemptible committee 贱委
5. Genie 萱萱
6. stability maintenance 维稳
7. medicine-wicked-chrysanthemum 药奸菊
8. Ministry of Bullying 霸道部
9. Ministry of Foreign Assistance 援交部
10. Ministry of Truth 真理部
11. panda 熊猫
12. national treasure 国宝
13. SARFT is always anxious 广电总急
14. relevant department 有关部门
15. stable bottom 稳腚
16. Stiff Fish 僵鱼

Memorable Government Quotes and Stock Phrases

1. China’s Internet is open 中国的互联网是开放的
2. do not make irresponsible remarks 不要乱说话
3. don’t understand the actual situation 不明真相
4. Do you have children? 你有孩子吗？
5. emotionally stable 情绪稳定
6. fitting shoe 合鞋
7. five no’s 五不搞
8. five times better 好五倍
9. foreigners who have eaten their fill and have nothing better to do 吃饱了没事干的外国人
10. free from turmoil 不折腾
11. half-hearted suicide attempt 试探性自杀
12. How were you so unfortunate as to be born in China? 谁叫你不幸生在中国了
13. hurt the Chinese people’s feelings 伤害中国人民的感情
14. idle chit-chat 闲扯淡
15. I’m late 我来晚了
16. it’s not rape if you wear a condom 戴避孕套不算强奸
17. law is not a shield 法律不是挡箭牌
18. leaders first 让领导先走
19. not one was man enough 竟无一人是男儿
20. P people P民
21. preliminary stage (of socialism) 初级阶段
22. push-ups 俯卧撑
23. Shanwei form 汕尾体
24. shitizen 屁民
25. sixty-two percent 百分之六十二
26. slip 侧滑
27. small bunch 一小撮
28. temporary rape 临时性强奸
29. This cannot be explained in great detail. 这事儿不能说太细
30. this is a miracle 这是一个奇迹
31. truth of the universe 宇宙真理
32. ulterior motives 别有用心
33. vacation-style therapy 休假式治疗
34. whether you believe it or not, I do 至于你信不信，我反正是信了
35. Which work unit are you from? 你是哪个单位的?
36. Will you speak for the Party, or are you prepared to speak for the people? 你是替党讲话，还是替老百姓讲话?
37. Without forced demolitions there can be no new China. 没有强拆就没有新中国

Dissidents and Resistance

1. 2011 loan 辛卯借款
2. believe in Han Han and you won’t be brain-damaged 信韩寒不脑残
3. believe in the God Ai and be completely resurrected on the spot 信艾神，原地满状态复活
4. buried alive 活埋
5. check the water meter 抄水表
6. The Chinese people have begun to tremble 中国人民从此战栗起来了
7. drink tea 喝茶
8. empty chair 空椅子
9. Escape to Victory 胜利大逃亡
10. eye-field 目田
11. go with the flow 随波逐刘
12. guard in military coat 军大衣
13. harmonious 和谐
14. How can we not speak out just because our voice is small? 岂能因声音微小而不呐喊？
15. love the future 爱未来
16. I will be a person 我要作人
17. jasmine 茉莉花
18. Mayor Lymph 淋巴县长
19. new five black categories 新黑五类
20. take a walk 散步
21. Thirty-Fifth of May 五月三十五日
22. understand the motherland 了解祖国
23. unusual method 非正常方式

Rich and Poor

1. 80K Brother 八万哥
2. anti-corruption warrior princess 反腐女战士
3. compare fathers 拼爹
4. despise one’s father for not being Li Gang 恨爹不成刚
5. donate my ass 捐你妹
6. governing second generation 官二代
7. governor 省长
8. Guo Meimei 郭美美baby
9. How were you so unfortunate as to be born in China? 谁叫你不幸生在中国了
10. I only serve the leaders 我只为领导服务
11. moderate level of corruption 适度腐败
12. my dad is Li Gang 我爸是李刚
13. Namibia 纳米比亚
14. no shortage of money 不差钱
15. poor second generation 贫二代
16. Project Hopeless 没希望工程
17. red pad 红派壹号
18. rich second generation 富二代
19. screw you 呸
20. serve the renminbi 为人民币服务
21. smile in fountains of booze 含笑酒泉
22. steelyard weight 秤砣
23. take turns having sex 轮流发生性关系
24. thoracotomy 开胸验肺

Forced Demolitions

1. demolish it (chai na) 拆哪
2. Without forced demolitions there can be no new China. 没有强拆就没有新中国
3. bloody demolition 血拆
4. The Panjin 盘锦号
5. subconsciously shoot 下意识开枪

Government Officials

1. 80K Brother 八万哥
2. be “Tuoed” 被“庹”
3. Blackboard Fox 黑板狐
4. Captain Bo 薄督
5. core 核心
6. cured meat 腊肉
7. dedicate a chrysanthemum with deep feeling 深情献菊花
8. egg fried rice 蛋炒饭
9. governor-general 都督: see Captain Bo
10. govern-rot 正腐
11. hair removal 去毛
12. heir apparent 皇储
13. How has your family been recently? 家里最近怎么样？
14. Hu 77 胡77
15. instant noodles 方便面: see Master Kang
16. King Who Pacified the West 平西王
17. Master Kang 康师傅
18. movie star 影帝
19. muddled cooked banquet 糊煮席
20. My dad is Li Gang 我爸是李刚
21. naked official 裸官
22. Namibia 纳米比亚
23. nine presidents 九个总统
24. official 有司
25. career grandchild 职业孙子
26. professional grandchild 专业孙子
27. red pad 红派壹号
28. Secretary Leung 梁书记
29. slap on the face 耳光
30. smile in fountains of booze 含笑酒泉
31. Stiff Fish 僵鱼
32. nine elders 九长老
33. tomato 西红柿
34. Uncle House 房叔
35. Watch Brother 表哥、表叔、表嫂

High Prices

1. snail dwelling tribe 蜗居族
2. Can I swear? 我能说脏话吗?
3. no shortage of money 不差钱
4. mortgage slave 房奴
5. Nobel Prize dollars 诺贝尔币
6. Panbi 潘币
7. vicious garlic, play with beans, and other similar phrases 蒜你狠、豆你玩系列

References to China, the National Congress, and the Party

1. certain gang 某黑帮
2. axe gang 斧头帮
3. Celestial Empire 天朝, 兲朝
4. Celestial Empire goes into the pot 天朝上锅
5. chrysanthemum licking party 舔菊党
6. Crotch Central Committee 档中央
7. Empire of the Great Qing 大清
8. expensive country 贵国
9. give free reign to one’s “Party” nature 党性大发
10. great, glorious, and correct 伟光正
11. imperial capital 帝都
12. kneeling country 跪国
13. local fiefdom 官府
14. mystical country 神奇的国度
15. nation’s arhat / nation’s gangster 国家罗汉
16. P people of the Celestial Empire 天朝P民
17. Parents of Foreigners Congress 外国人的家长会
18. play a big game of chess 下一盘很大的棋
19. shocking proposals 天雷提案
20. soy sauce committee members 酱油委员
21. Stupid Sessions 二会
22. Sparta 斯巴达
23. TG 土共
24. wall country in athletics 体育墙国
25. West Korea 西朝鲜

Nationalism

1. always unbearable 随时受不了
2. shit youth 粪青
3. long distance patriot makes mischief 远程爱国者捣蛋
4. old friends of the Chinese people 中国人民的老朋友
5. thanks to the country 感谢国家
6. the new five black categories 新黑五类
7. patriotraitor 爱国贼

Chinese Society and Popular Culture

1. act cute 卖萌
2. ass-high miniskirt 齐B小短裙
3. autumn rain has tears 秋雨含泪
4. be X-ed 被代表，被自杀，被增长，被墙奸, 被XX
5. brain-damaged 脑残
6. brickspert 砖家
7. Chinese people need to be controlled 中国人是需要管的
8. even the destruction is a blessing 纵做鬼，也幸福
9. General Naked Ape 裸猿将军
10. get soy sauce 打酱油
11. Have you changed to (using) a dish? 换锅子没
12. iliopsoas 叉腰肌
13. Jia Junpeng, your mother is calling you home for dinner 贾君鹏，你妈妈喊你回家吃饭
14. Lin imitates Yang’s voice 林貌杨音
15. passive era 被时代
16. SB Conference SB会
17. surround and watch 围观
18. tearfully urge 含泪劝告
19. temporary residence 暂住
20. temporary worker 临时工
21. thoracotomy 开胸验肺
22. Tiger Zhou 周老虎
23. upright dragon pats the tiger 正龙拍虎
24. you understand 你懂的