Chinese swear words

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4 / 5insult, sexual

傻逼

[ʂǎ pí]

dumbass / fucking idiot / stupid cunt

Highly vulgar term combining stupidity with female genitalia. Extremely offensive.

5 / 5insult, familial

肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā)

tsʰau ni ma

fuck your mother

Sexual violation of the listener's mother.

3 / 5abbreviation, censorship evasion

SB / 2B

ɛs biː / tuː biː

stupid cunt / dumbass

Romanized abbreviation for 傻逼.

3 / 5insult, animal

狗东西 (gǒu dōng xi)

kou tʊŋ ɕi

son of a bitch / dog thing / cur

Contemptible person; literally 'dog thing/object.'

5 / 5sexual, familial

操你妈

[tsʰâʊ nǐ mâ]

motherfucker / fuck your mother

The gravest insult in Mandarin. Directly attacks the target's mother sexually.

5 / 5sexual, verb

[tsʰâʊ]

fuck

The most vulgar verb meaning 'to fuck.' Often written with substitute character 操 (exercise) to avoid censorship.

4 / 5insult, intelligence

傻逼 (shǎ bī)

ʂa pi

stupid cunt / dumbass / idiot

Stupid person; literally 'stupid vagina.'

4 / 5censorship evasion, homophone

草泥马 (cǎo ní mǎ) [euphemism]

tsʰau ni ma

fuck your mother (euphemism)

Homophonic substitution for 肏你妈 (fuck your mother).

3 / 5slang, prostitution

鸭子 (yā zi)

ja tsɨ

duck / gigolo / male prostitute

Duck; slang for male prostitute.

4 / 5insult, gendered

婊子 (biǎo zi)

piau tsɨ

whore / slut / bitch

Woman who sells sex; promiscuous woman.

2 / 5abbreviation, censorship evasion

TMD

tiː ɛm diː

damn it / fuck

Abbreviation for 他妈的 (tā mā de - damn/fuck).

2 / 5abbreviation, internet slang

BT

biː tiː

pervert / psycho / BT

Abbreviation for 变态 (biàntài - pervert).

2 / 5command, euphemism

去你的 (qù nǐ de)

tɕʰy ni tə

go to hell / fuck off / get lost

Milder way to tell someone to go away.

4 / 5command, aggressive

[kwǔn]

fuck off / get lost / scram

Command to leave immediately, literally 'roll away'.

3 / 5slang, prostitution

鸡 (jī)

tɕi

chicken / hooker

Chicken; slang for prostitute.

4 / 5familial, exclamation

他妈的

[tʰâ mə tə]

fuck / damn / fucking hell

The most common Chinese expletive. Literally 'his mother's' but used as all-purpose profanity.

4 / 5insult, familial

王八蛋

[wǎŋ pâ tân]

bastard / scumbag

Ancient insult implying illegitimacy. 'Wangba' refers to a turtle (symbol of cuckoldry), implying one's mother was unfaithful.

3 / 5insult, familial

混蛋 (hún dàn)

xuən tan

bastard / asshole / scoundrel

Person of mixed/unpure origins; bastard.

All Chinese Words (68)