fuwocheng
Sarcastic Chinese reply doubting an official explanation.
Meaning
Fuwocheng is push-up used as sarcastic evasion online. It signals disbelief toward an official death explanation. Mainland forum users use it with ironic tone.
Origin
The phrase comes from a Guiyang press conference on the Wengan incident. Guizhou information office, provincial police and Qiannan government officials attended. Spokesman Wang Xingzheng gave a death account netizens rejected. Mockery started within hours on Tianya Community, then spread.
How it's used
People post doing push-ups to dodge sensitive questions. It acts as verb phrase or standalone interjection. It does not inflect.
Example
Asked what happened, he said he was out doing push-ups.
Variants & related
Hong Kong and Macao write palm-press, Taiwan writes fuditingshen. Online forms include doing push-ups. Related evasive replies include soy sauce.
Common misunderstandings
Outsiders often miss the irony and read only fitness. It refers to a death and a rumored assault, so sincere or formal use offends.