What does eating lotus root mean?

Eating lotus root is a popular online word, which means "ugly". The homophonic pinyin "chou" originated from Baidu Post Bar. A netizen posted a post asking if the characters in a game were ugly, and accidentally labeled "ugly" as "eating lotus roots".

The word "eat lotus root" originated from Baidu Post Bar. A swordsman posted a question about whether the characters in a game were ugly or not, and accidentally labeled "ugly" as "eating lotus roots". Since then, the usage of "eating lotus root" to express "ugliness" has become popular on the Internet.

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About eating lotus root:

A boy secretly went to see a female netizen and had a good chat with that girl. Finally, the boy asked the girl for her phone number, but the girl refused.

The boy was puzzled and asked the girl, "Why don't you agree?"

The girl said, "Because you eat lotus roots."

The boy asked the girl again, "What happened to eating lotus roots?"

The girl stammered, "Ugly!"

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