十大神兽

十大神獸
shídàshénshòu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Ten Mythical Creatures of Baidu
  2. 2 set of made-up internet animals whose names pun on vulgar phrases

Examples

HSK 6
Cǎonímǎ shì shídàshénshòu zhōng zuì yǒumíng de yí ge.
The 'grass-mud horse' is the most famous of the ten mythical creatures.
HSK 7-9
Bǎidù shídàshénshòu shì wǎngluò shàng de zhùmíng ègǎo.
The Baidu Ten Mythical Creatures are a famous internet parody.

Tips

culture
An internet meme from around 2009: ten made-up animals whose names are near-homophones of vulgar phrases. The best known is 草泥马 ('grass-mud horse'), a homophone of an obscene insult, usually pictured as an alpaca.

In Pop Culture

草泥马 cǎo ní mǎ
grass-mud horse
Most famous of the 十大神兽: a made-up animal, usually pictured as an alpaca, whose name is a phonetic disguise for a strong obscenity.

Stroke Order

十 shí
大 dà
神 shén
兽 shòu