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grass mud horse

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of the ten "mythical Baidu deities" invented by Chinese internet users for the purpose of circumventing censorship. Usually depicted as resembling an alpaca, and is supposedly living in the Mahler Gobi desert.

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History

Etymology

A calque of the Mandarin 草泥馬/草泥马 (cǎonímǎ). See 草泥馬 for more.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кон от глина и трева (kon ot glina i treva) — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Chinese Cantonese: 草泥馬 /草泥马 (cou2 nai4 maa5) — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 草泥馬 /草泥马 (cǎonímǎ) — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Dutch: grasmodderpaard — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • French: cheval de l'herbe et de la boue — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • German: Gras-Schlamm-Pferd — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Italian: cavallo del erba-fango — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Japanese: 草泥馬 (soudeiba) — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Malay: kuda lumpur rumput — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Polish: koń trawiasto-błotny — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Russian: лоша́дка травяно́й грязи (lošádka travjanój grjazi) — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Spanish: caballo de pasto-barro — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship
  • Vietnamese: ngựa cỏ bùn — Mythical Baidu deity used for circumventing censorship