Etymology

river crab

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Chinese 河蟹
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river crab · noun1

  1. Chinese · derived from河蟹
  2. English todayriver crab

A calque of Chinese 河蟹 (héxiè).

river crab · noun2

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

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