和諧

See also: 和谐

Chinese
 
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
variant forms 河蟹 slang
anagram 諧和／谐和

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

和諧

  1. 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
Synonyms of 和諧

Derived terms
  • 和諧世界／和谐世界
  • 和諧圈／和谐圈
  • 和諧文化／和谐文化
  • 和諧社會／和谐社会
  • 和諧號／和谐号

Verb

和諧

  1. 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.
  2. (slang, often of the Communist Party of China) to censor; to enforce censorship
    被和諧 / 被和谐  ―  bèi héxié  ―  to be censored
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