胡叼盘

hú diāo pán

derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"

beard

diāo

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

pán

tray; plate; dish