River crab
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Chinese mitten crab.
- 2 Government censorship. Internet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
Etymology 1
A calque of Chinese 河蟹 (héxiè).
Etymology 2
From 河蟹 (héxiè, “river crab”) above, a near-homonym of 和谐 (héxié, “harmony”), referring to China's Harmonious Society campaign.