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火星文

Mandarin · pinyin Huǒ xīng wén

lit. Martian language
fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
星: xīng · a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
文: wén · literature, culture, writing

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3–1–2 · Huo3 xing1 wen2

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fo2 sing1 man4

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(Internet) Martian language; leetspeak (a style of writing in which Chinese-language text is represented by a variety of scripts and symbols, popular among some young people)

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