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Some Japanese words are insults in Chinese

Japanese and Chinese share many written words — some mean the same thing, some mean something completely different.

LOL in Japanese is 草. In Chinese, 草 is Fxck.

There are many words in Japanese and Chinese that are written the same. Some have the same meaning. Some mean something totally different.

Vocab

(くさ)

kusa

LOL; lmao — literally "grass"

slang

In Chinese

In Chinese internet slang 草 (cǎo, "grass") substitutes for 肏 (cào), a vulgar verb roughly equal to English "Fxck". Same character, different tone, far harsher register than the Japanese "LOL".

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