About

Frog Speaking Chinese refers to variations on a 3D animation of Dat Boi speaking Chinese. The video has been edited to feature the frog singing or saying various other phrases.

Origin

On May 28th, 2019, YouTube^[1] user wavetro uploaded a video of a poorly-animated 3D frog speaking in Chinese, titled "when you stub your toe". The video was originally used as a Dat Boi edit, and it received more than 3.2 million views in four years (shown below).

The literal translation of the audio is as follows:

Seems like you violated a law. If you want more information, please press "0". We have a Chinese speaker helping you.

Spread

Starting in the 2020s, the video began inspiring edits. For example, on April 21st, 2021, YouTube^[2] user FilFee uploaded a High Quality audio version of the video. It received more than 730,000 views in two years (shown below, left). On March 15th, 2023, YouTube^[3] user sharki uploaded wavetro's video with accurate subtitles added. The video received more than 885,000 views in five months (shown below, right).

On March 2nd, 2023, YouTube^[4] user Minh uploaded an edit in which the frog sings Bad Apple!!!. The video received more than 168,000 views in six months (shown below, left). On May 21st, 2023, YouTube^[5] user smolneso uploaded a Don't You Lecture Me With Your 30 Dollar Haircut edit and received more than 200,000 views in four months (shown below, right).

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