Language

Swearing in Chinese

43 catalogued expressions, 9 available on merch. Each links to a full entry with meaning, pronunciation and a Burn Rating.

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下

下三烂 Insult for someone or something low and contemptible. 3/5 · Vulgar

不

不要脸 Shameless; an accusation of disgraceful behavior. 2/5 · Coarse

二

二逼 Vulgar insult for a foolish person. 4/5 · Strong

他

他奶奶的 Euphemistic family-directed curse: damn it. 2/5 · Coarse
他妈的 Strong Mandarin exclamation or intensifier roughly like fucking. 4/5 · Strong

傻

傻子 Insult for a foolish person. 2/5 · Coarse
傻帽 Insult for an idiot. 2/5 · Coarse
傻逼 Very vulgar insult meaning fucking idiot. 4/5 · Strong

去

去你的 Dismissal comparable to get lost. 2/5 · Coarse

吃

吃屎 Hostile insult or dismissal. 4/5 · Strong

吸

吸血鬼 Figurative insult for an exploiter. 2/5 · Coarse

呆

呆子 Insult for a fool or dullard. 2/5 · Coarse

妈

妈的 Short vulgar exclamation roughly like damn or fuck. 3/5 · Vulgar

小

小屁孩 Dismissive label for a brat or immature person. 2/5 · Coarse

屁

屁民 Contemptuous or self-mocking term for powerless ordinary people. 3/5 · Vulgar
屁眼 Coarse anatomical word. 3/5 · Vulgar
屁话 Bullshit or nonsense. 3/5 · Vulgar
屁话连篇 A stream of bullshit or nonsense. 3/5 · Vulgar

屌

屌 Vulgar body word; also an emphatic evaluation in some slang. 4/5 · Strong

废

废物 Insult calling someone useless. 3/5 · Vulgar

懒

懒猪 Insult or teasing label for a lazy person. 2/5 · Coarse
懒虫 Teasing or insulting label for a lazy person. 1/5 · Mild
懒鬼 Insult for a lazy person. 2/5 · Coarse

扯

扯淡 Talk nonsense; bullshit. 2/5 · Coarse

放

放屁 Fart; exclamation dismissing speech as bullshit. 3/5 · Vulgar

死

死鬼 Scolding or teasing address, sometimes to a partner. 2/5 · Coarse

流

流氓 Insult for a thug, rogue or lecher. 2/5 · Coarse

混

混球 Insult for a scoundrel or jerk. 3/5 · Vulgar
混蛋 Insult for a bastard or jerk. 3/5 · Vulgar
混账 Insult meaning scoundrel or outrageous. 3/5 · Vulgar

滚

滚蛋 Rude dismissal: get lost. 3/5 · Vulgar

烂

烂泥扶不上墙 Insult saying someone is hopeless despite help. 3/5 · Vulgar

牲

牲口 Dehumanizing insult for a brute. 3/5 · Vulgar

狗

狗东西 Strong dehumanizing personal insult. 3/5 · Vulgar
狗屁 Dismissive term for nonsense or bullshit. 3/5 · Vulgar
狗屎 Shit; something contemptible or worthless. 3/5 · Vulgar

猪

猪脑子 Insult for stupidity. 2/5 · Coarse

王

王八蛋 Strong insult roughly like bastard. 3/5 · Vulgar

笨

笨蛋 Insult meaning fool or idiot. 2/5 · Coarse

臭

臭虫 Contemptuous insult for a disgusting person. 2/5 · Coarse

讨

讨厌鬼 An annoying person or little pest. 1/5 · Mild

闭

闭嘴 Rude command: shut up. 2/5 · Coarse

鸡

鸡巴 Very vulgar anatomical word. 4/5 · Strong