He Crab, which means "harmony", is an Internet language in mainland China.
Other similar Internet terms:
1. Calling
Commonly used in sentences like "calling for XX", meaning cheering and shouting for XX. The term does not refer to a phone call, but rather to a culture of support in which fans onstage spontaneously interact with performers onstage at concerts, following the rhythm of the music and according to a certain pattern.
With the broadcast of a talent show, the word call hit the airwaves, and is generally used to express approval and support for someone or something.
2. Awkward Chat
An awkward chat where the atmosphere is at a freezing point. This word is derived from the word "awkward dance", which means forced chatting.
For some people, it's just too hard to have a good conversation, and when you run into someone who doesn't know how to talk, you'll be dead in a minute, but you have to talk when the situation calls for it. This is usually due to the fact that one of the parties is not very good at communicating, or is distracted during the conversation, which results in a miscommunication between the two parties.
3. Doesn't your conscience hurt?
A netizen posted on social media that Du Fu wrote fifteen poems for Li Bai in his lifetime, but Li Bai responded to him with very few poems, but wrote one, "For Wang Lun".
So many netizens chided, "Li Bai, doesn't your conscience hurt? This phrase was later popularized with the "Parrot Brothers" series of emoticons, which are generally used to mock and troll others.
4. Surprise, surprise, surprise
The term first came out of a classic dialogue between the two protagonists of the Hong Kong movie Family Happiness 1992, meaning that things have taken an unexpected turn, and it is often used to tease some of the more dramatic reversal of the plot.
5. Peppermint shrimp, we go
The saying originated from a game in the chat between players in the idiom, in 2017 was transformed by netizens into "Peppermint shrimp, we go", and then derived from "Peppermint shrimp, we come back". "Peppy shrimp, we go backwards" and other sayings, and because of the hilarious matching emoticons and popular on the Internet, mostly used in forums, chat and other scenes.
6. Zhenxin, old iron
The expression first appeared in the pop-up screen of a live broadcast platform. "Lao Tie" is an alias for the word "buddy" in the northern Chinese dialect, while "Zaxin" refers to a great blow and excitement in the heart. The main meaning of the word is to complain to a friend about the harm done to one's heart.
7. Is there such a thing?
The expression first appeared in the e-sports gaming circle, which was used to spit or praise some game operation methods that made people fall down. Later, it was used to describe some incomprehensible and unconventional ways of handling things.
8. dislike
Indicates resistance and confrontation in the heart, which is explained as resentment in the Xinhua Dictionary. Nowadays, it is used on the Internet to express the meaning of responding with words or counterattacking with actions. This is a side reflection of the new generation of young people who are brave enough to express their ideas and dare to voice their grievances, and it also shows that our society is becoming more and more tolerant and pluralistic.