和諧

See also: 和谐

Chinese edit

	mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm	harmonious
trad. (和諧)	和	諧
simp. (和谐)	和	谐
anagram	諧和／谐和

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和諧 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
Hexie (English)
River crab (Internet slang) (English)

Etymology edit

The slang sense of “censor” is related to the concept of a Harmonious Society, a signature ideology of Hu Jintao often cited as the rationale for censorship.

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): héxié

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wo⁴ haai⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fò-hài
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hô-hâi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: héxié
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hésié
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-hsieh²
  - Yale: hé-syé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershye
  - Palladius: хэсе (xɛse)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wo⁴ haai⁴
  - Yale: wòh hàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wo⁴ haai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wo⁴ hai⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔː²¹ haːi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fò-hài
  - Hakka Romanization System: foˇ haiˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fo² hai²
  - Sinological IPA: /fo¹¹ hai̯¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô-hâi
  - Tâi-lô: hô-hâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoi'haai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ho²⁴⁻²² hai²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ho²⁴⁻²² hai²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho¹³⁻²² hai¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ hai²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ hai²³/

Adjective edit

和諧

harmonious; peaceful; conflict-free
構建和諧家園／构建和谐家园 ― gòujiàn héxié jiāyuán ― to build a harmonious home

Synonyms edit

協調／协调 (xiétiáo)
和協／和协 (Hokkien)
和好 (héhǎo)
和平 (hépíng)
和氣／和气
和洽 (héqià)
和睦 (hémù)
和美 (héměi)
團結／团结 (tuánjié)
平和
緝穆／缉穆 (qìmù) (literary)
融和 (rónghé)
融洽 (róngqià)
親睦／亲睦 (qīnmù)
調和／调和 (tiáohé)
調諧／调谐 (tiáoxié)
諧和／谐和 (xiéhé)
輯睦／辑睦 (jímù) (literary)
雝雝／雍雍 (yōngyōng) (literary)
順／顺 (shùn) (literary, or in compounds)

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

和諧

to harmonise; to bring together; to ensure the safety of
食品安全，和諧萬家。 [MSC, trad.]
食品安全，和谐万家。 [MSC, simp.]
Shípǐn ānquán, héxié wànjiā. [Pinyin]
Safe food, safe community.
(slang, often of the Communist Party of China, humorous) to censor; to enforce censorship
Synonym: 河蟹 (héxiè)

被和諧／被和谐 ― bèi héxié ― to be censored
- LOL衍生卡牌遊戲LOR因為國服要過審的緣故，原畫慘被和諧 [MSC, trad.]
  LOL衍生卡牌游戏LOR因为国服要过审的缘故，原画惨被和谐 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2020 September, 霍文博 (Huo Wenbo), 《“热门·电竞”微博语篇研究》 [Research on “Hot · E-sports” Micro-blog Text] (PhD), Changchun: Jilin University, page 83
  LOL yǎnshēng kǎpái yóuxì LOR yīnwèi guófú yào guòshěn de yuángù, yuánhuà cǎn bèi héxié [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms edit

(to harmonise): 配合 (pèihé), 協調／协调 (xiétiáo)
(to censor): 審查／审查 (shěnchá)