Why Chinese People Say Water flower

[EN] Origin: This phrase likely originated in Chinese English classrooms or daily conversations in the 2000s, especially on early Chinese internet forums like 百度贴吧 (Baidu Tieba) or 天涯 (Tianya). It was used as a humorous example of Chinglish in jokes and memes. The spread path began with students sharing funny translations, then teachers pointing it out, and eventually becoming a classic case in "Chinglish Hall of Fame" lists. It also appeared on Chinese social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat moments, where people would post pictures with captions like "I water flower every day." From there, it crossed over to international platforms like Reddit (r/ChineseLanguage or r/Chinglish) and Twitter, where it was shared as a cute mistake. [中文] 来源：这个短语可能起源于2000年代的中国英语课堂或日常对话，尤其是在早期中文互联网论坛如百度贴吧或天涯社区。它被用作中式英语笑话和梗的素材。传播路径始于学生分享搞笑翻译，随后被老师指出，最终成为“中式英语名人堂”列表中的经典案例。后来在微博、微信朋友圈等社交媒体上传播，有人发图片配文“我每天water flower”。继而通过Reddit和Twitter等国际平台被分享，成为广为人知的中式英语例子。