Chinese netizens are known for coming up with quirky and creative terms for people and things making the news... and they spread like wildfire.

眾所周知，中國(guó)網(wǎng)民擅長(zhǎng)提出詭異又有創(chuàng)意的詞語(yǔ)來(lái)形容資訊事件中的人和事……而且這些詞語(yǔ)就像野火一般迅速蔓延開(kāi)來(lái)。

From "skinny blue mushrooms" to "melon-eating masses", the BBC takes a look at what has captured their imaginations this year.

從“藍(lán)瘦香菇”到“吃瓜群眾”，BBC盤點(diǎn)了一下今年激發(fā)中國(guó)網(wǎng)民想象力的人和事。

'Sichuan Trump'

“川普”

US President-elect Donald Trump is known as "chuanpu" by mainstream media outlets.

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)當(dāng)選人唐納德·特朗普被主流媒體稱為“川普”。

But the weirdest riff of all happened when some speculated that he was actually from the southwest province best known for its pandas and spicy food.

但最不可思議的段子就是有人猜測(cè)川普實(shí)際上來(lái)自中國(guó)西南地區(qū)的一個(gè)省，那兒因熊貓和辛辣食物而聞名。

The conspiracy theory, spread on social networks Weibo and WeChat, is that Trump was born in 1946 in Sichuan when his father set up a business in China.

“川普于1946年出生于四川，當(dāng)時(shí)他的父親在中國(guó)做生意”該陰謀論迅速在社交媒體微博和微信上傳播開(kāi)來(lái)。

It's nonsense of course, but that hasn't stopped some locals from claiming him as "the pride of Sichuan" - despite his recent verbal attacks against China.

當(dāng)然這都是胡說(shuō)八道的，然而雖然川普最近發(fā)表過(guò)攻擊中國(guó)的言論，但這也阻止不了部分當(dāng)?shù)厝朔Q川普為“四川的驕傲”。

'Prehistoric powers'

“洪荒之力”

National swimmer Fu Yuanhui not only won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympic Games, but also scored a win with viewers in China in a now-iconic TV interview.

國(guó)家游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員傅園慧不僅在里約奧運(yùn)會(huì)上贏得了一枚銅牌，而且也在一次標(biāo)志性電視采訪中贏得了中國(guó)觀眾的好感。

When told she had qualified for the final, Fu pulled a comically exaggerated face and declared: "I have used all my prehistoric powers to swim!"

當(dāng)被告知她贏得決賽資格的時(shí)候，傅園慧露出滑稽又夸張的表情說(shuō)：“我已經(jīng)用了洪荒之力了！”

'Prehistoric powers', or "honghuangzhili", was swiftly adopted as a term for an unstoppable force, while Fu became an internet darling.

很快，“洪荒之力”就被用來(lái)形容一種不可阻擋的力量，而傅園慧也因此成為了網(wǎng)紅。

'Meteorological disaster'

“天災(zāi)”

As several Chinese cities choke in the annual winter smog, the Beijing authorities have come up with one novel way to address the problem.

隨著多個(gè)中國(guó)城市陷入一年一度的冬季霧霾中，北京當(dāng)局提出用一種新的方式來(lái)處理這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

Earlier this month, municipal lawmakers said they were considering classifying smog as a meteorological disaster or "tianzai", arguing that the smog was caused not only by pollution but also weather conditions.

本月早些時(shí)候，市政立法議員表示，他們?cè)诳紤]把霧霾歸類為“天災(zāi)”，并主張霧霾不僅僅是由污染引起的，天氣狀況也是引起霧霾的一個(gè)原因。

The move drew mockery online from fed-up citizens with even state media publishing rare criticism. People's Daily quoted one professor saying that the plan "not only goes against science, it will also create an excuse for polluters to escape their culpability."

這項(xiàng)舉動(dòng)引來(lái)不滿網(wǎng)民們的嘲弄，甚至官方媒體都發(fā)表了罕見(jiàn)的指責(zé)。人民日?qǐng)?bào)引用了一位專家對(duì)此的評(píng)論，這項(xiàng)規(guī)劃“不僅與科學(xué)相悖，而且還為污染環(huán)境者提供了一個(gè)逃避罪責(zé)的借口。”

'Skinny blue mushroom'

“藍(lán)瘦香菇”

One man's misfortune in love turned out to be a goldmine for netizens, when a man from Guangxi province uploaded a video of himself talking about his loneliness while his girlfriend was away.

廣西一名男子在女朋友離開(kāi)后上傳了一個(gè)自述孤獨(dú)的視頻，然而這名男子不幸的愛(ài)情成為網(wǎng)民們的笑談。

“Unbearable, I want to cry," he moaned - but thanks to his heavy accent, it ended up sounding more like "skinny blue mushroom".

“難受，想哭，”他抱怨道，然而因?yàn)樗麧庵氐目谝?，結(jié)果聽(tīng)起來(lái)就像“藍(lán)瘦香菇”。

"Lanshouxianggu" was swiftly shared more widely and took off as a meme, mostly as a way to mock the southern Guangxi accent.

很快，“藍(lán)瘦香菇”的表情包就在網(wǎng)上擴(kuò)散開(kāi)來(lái)，而且大多都在調(diào)侃廣西南部的口音。

'Melon-eating masses'

“吃瓜群眾”

The fullest expression of this term is "the melon-eating masses who don't know what's really going on".

這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)的完整版為“不明真相的吃瓜群眾”。

Its origin is unclear, but netizens often use this - sometimes derogatorily - to describe a passive group of bystanders at a major incident or event.

這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)的出處未知，但網(wǎng)民們經(jīng)常使用這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)，有時(shí)候是帶有貶義地比喻被動(dòng)圍觀重大事件的旁觀者。

'Setting a small target'

“設(shè)定一個(gè)小目標(biāo)”

China's wealthiest man, Wang Jianlin, was met with the hollow laughter of cynical netizens earlier this year when he dished out advice on how to get rich.

今年早些時(shí)候，中國(guó)首富王健林給出了如何致富的建議，而憤世嫉俗的網(wǎng)民們則以虛偽的笑聲作為回應(yīng)。

"First set yourself a small target, for example, I first targeted to earn 100 million yuan!" he said in a television interview in August.

在八月的一次電視采訪中，他說(shuō)道，“首先你要設(shè)定一個(gè)小目標(biāo)，比如，我先賺上一個(gè)億！”

What followed was an avalanche of sarcasm online as people pointed out the impossibility of earning the equivalent of $14.3m in their entire lifetimes, let alone as a first step. The term has since been used sarcastically to refer to an impossible goal.

他的建議引來(lái)了網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的大量諷刺，人們指出自己一生都不可能賺一個(gè)億（相當(dāng)于1430萬(wàn)美元），更不用說(shuō)作為第一個(gè)目標(biāo)。自那以后，這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)就被用來(lái)諷刺一個(gè)不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)。

Chinese netizens are known for coming up with quirky and creative terms for people and things making the news... and they spread like wildfire.

眾所周知，中國(guó)網(wǎng)民擅長(zhǎng)提出詭異又有創(chuàng)意的詞語(yǔ)來(lái)形容資訊事件中的人和事……而且這些詞語(yǔ)就像野火一般迅速蔓延開(kāi)來(lái)。

From "skinny blue mushrooms" to "melon-eating masses", the BBC takes a look at what has captured their imaginations this year.

從“藍(lán)瘦香菇”到“吃瓜群眾”，BBC盤點(diǎn)了一下今年激發(fā)中國(guó)網(wǎng)民想象力的人和事。

'Sichuan Trump'

“川普”

US President-elect Donald Trump is known as "chuanpu" by mainstream media outlets.

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)當(dāng)選人唐納德·特朗普被主流媒體稱為“川普”。

But the weirdest riff of all happened when some speculated that he was actually from the southwest province best known for its pandas and spicy food.

但最不可思議的段子就是有人猜測(cè)川普實(shí)際上來(lái)自中國(guó)西南地區(qū)的一個(gè)省，那兒因熊貓和辛辣食物而聞名。

The conspiracy theory, spread on social networks Weibo and WeChat, is that Trump was born in 1946 in Sichuan when his father set up a business in China.

“川普于1946年出生于四川，當(dāng)時(shí)他的父親在中國(guó)做生意”該陰謀論迅速在社交媒體微博和微信上傳播開(kāi)來(lái)。

It's nonsense of course, but that hasn't stopped some locals from claiming him as "the pride of Sichuan" - despite his recent verbal attacks against China.

當(dāng)然這都是胡說(shuō)八道的，然而雖然川普最近發(fā)表過(guò)攻擊中國(guó)的言論，但這也阻止不了部分當(dāng)?shù)厝朔Q川普為“四川的驕傲”。

'Prehistoric powers'

“洪荒之力”

National swimmer Fu Yuanhui not only won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympic Games, but also scored a win with viewers in China in a now-iconic TV interview.

國(guó)家游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員傅園慧不僅在里約奧運(yùn)會(huì)上贏得了一枚銅牌，而且也在一次標(biāo)志性電視采訪中贏得了中國(guó)觀眾的好感。

When told she had qualified for the final, Fu pulled a comically exaggerated face and declared: "I have used all my prehistoric powers to swim!"

當(dāng)被告知她贏得決賽資格的時(shí)候，傅園慧露出滑稽又夸張的表情說(shuō)：“我已經(jīng)用了洪荒之力了！”

'Prehistoric powers', or "honghuangzhili", was swiftly adopted as a term for an unstoppable force, while Fu became an internet darling.

很快，“洪荒之力”就被用來(lái)形容一種不可阻擋的力量，而傅園慧也因此成為了網(wǎng)紅。

'Meteorological disaster'

“天災(zāi)”

As several Chinese cities choke in the annual winter smog, the Beijing authorities have come up with one novel way to address the problem.

隨著多個(gè)中國(guó)城市陷入一年一度的冬季霧霾中，北京當(dāng)局提出用一種新的方式來(lái)處理這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

Earlier this month, municipal lawmakers said they were considering classifying smog as a meteorological disaster or "tianzai", arguing that the smog was caused not only by pollution but also weather conditions.

本月早些時(shí)候，市政立法議員表示，他們?cè)诳紤]把霧霾歸類為“天災(zāi)”，并主張霧霾不僅僅是由污染引起的，天氣狀況也是引起霧霾的一個(gè)原因。

The move drew mockery online from fed-up citizens with even state media publishing rare criticism. People's Daily quoted one professor saying that the plan "not only goes against science, it will also create an excuse for polluters to escape their culpability."

這項(xiàng)舉動(dòng)引來(lái)不滿網(wǎng)民們的嘲弄，甚至官方媒體都發(fā)表了罕見(jiàn)的指責(zé)。人民日?qǐng)?bào)引用了一位專家對(duì)此的評(píng)論，這項(xiàng)規(guī)劃“不僅與科學(xué)相悖，而且還為污染環(huán)境者提供了一個(gè)逃避罪責(zé)的借口?！?/p>

'Skinny blue mushroom'

“藍(lán)瘦香菇”

One man's misfortune in love turned out to be a goldmine for netizens, when a man from Guangxi province uploaded a video of himself talking about his loneliness while his girlfriend was away.

廣西一名男子在女朋友離開(kāi)后上傳了一個(gè)自述孤獨(dú)的視頻，然而這名男子不幸的愛(ài)情成為網(wǎng)民們的笑談。

“Unbearable, I want to cry," he moaned - but thanks to his heavy accent, it ended up sounding more like "skinny blue mushroom".

“難受，想哭，”他抱怨道，然而因?yàn)樗麧庵氐目谝?，結(jié)果聽(tīng)起來(lái)就像“藍(lán)瘦香菇”。

"Lanshouxianggu" was swiftly shared more widely and took off as a meme, mostly as a way to mock the southern Guangxi accent.

很快，“藍(lán)瘦香菇”的表情包就在網(wǎng)上擴(kuò)散開(kāi)來(lái)，而且大多都在調(diào)侃廣西南部的口音。

'Melon-eating masses'

“吃瓜群眾”

The fullest expression of this term is "the melon-eating masses who don't know what's really going on".

這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)的完整版為“不明真相的吃瓜群眾”。

Its origin is unclear, but netizens often use this - sometimes derogatorily - to describe a passive group of bystanders at a major incident or event.

這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)的出處未知，但網(wǎng)民們經(jīng)常使用這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)，有時(shí)候是帶有貶義地比喻被動(dòng)圍觀重大事件的旁觀者。

'Setting a small target'

“設(shè)定一個(gè)小目標(biāo)”

China's wealthiest man, Wang Jianlin, was met with the hollow laughter of cynical netizens earlier this year when he dished out advice on how to get rich.

今年早些時(shí)候，中國(guó)首富王健林給出了如何致富的建議，而憤世嫉俗的網(wǎng)民們則以虛偽的笑聲作為回應(yīng)。

"First set yourself a small target, for example, I first targeted to earn 100 million yuan!" he said in a television interview in August.

在八月的一次電視采訪中，他說(shuō)道，“首先你要設(shè)定一個(gè)小目標(biāo)，比如，我先賺上一個(gè)億！”

What followed was an avalanche of sarcasm online as people pointed out the impossibility of earning the equivalent of $14.3m in their entire lifetimes, let alone as a first step. The term has since been used sarcastically to refer to an impossible goal.

他的建議引來(lái)了網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的大量諷刺，人們指出自己一生都不可能賺一個(gè)億（相當(dāng)于1430萬(wàn)美元），更不用說(shuō)作為第一個(gè)目標(biāo)。自那以后，這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)就被用來(lái)諷刺一個(gè)不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)。