>The ancient tradition of hoaxing and playing practical jokes on the first day of April has fallen victim to China’s crackdown.
Reading that the first time I thought 'hoaxing' was a chinese word.
How weird.
Reading that the first time I thought 'hoaxing' was a chinese word.
How weird.
[1] xing: http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrs...
[2] ying: http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrs...
A quick Google of "hoax" suggests it's possibly derived from the 17th century noun "hocus".
The "xinger" is that "hoaxing" has a 腥: "fishy (smell)". ;) [1]
[1] http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2962/