王八蛋
Chinese · Mandarin
Romanisation wáng bā dàn
What it means
Strong insult roughly like bastard.
Literally “turtle egg”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.
Pronunciation Heard as “wang ba dan”
Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.
Used as
How it's used
Literal gloss does not convey its idiomatic force.
How strong is it? 3/5 · Vulgar
Literal gloss does not convey its idiomatic force. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.