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Chinese swear words and insults

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Playful teasing between friends

  1. bèn笨dàn蛋

    fool; idiot

  2. shǎ傻guā瓜

    fool; idiot

  3. tǎo讨yàn厌

    you're awful (playful, between close people)

  4. huài坏dàn蛋

    bad guy; scoundrel

  5. zhū猪tóu头

    idiot; fool

  6. èr二huò货

    idiot; goofball

  7. dòu逗bǐ比

    goofball; clown

  8. chòu臭měi美

    to show off one's looks; vain

  9. xiǎo小qì气guǐ鬼

    miser; cheapskate

  10. dǎn胆xiǎo小guǐ鬼

    coward; scaredy-cat

  11. tǎo讨yàn厌guǐ鬼

    pest; nuisance (person)

  12. chī吃huò货

    foodie; glutton

  13. xiǎo小pì屁hái孩

    brat; little kid

  14. qù去nǐ你de的

    get lost; go on with you

When something goes wrong

  1. tiān天na哪

    oh my God; good heavens

  2. zāo糟gāo糕

    terrible; bad

  3. dǎo倒méi霉

    unlucky; out of luck

  4. wǒ我qù去

    whoa; damn (exclamation of surprise)

  5. jiàn见guǐ鬼

    damn it; what the hell

  6. shén什me么guǐ鬼

    what the heck; WTF

  7. wǒ我kào靠

    damn; holy crap

  8. gāi该sǐ死

    damn; damned (expressing anger)

  9. ní尼mǎ玛

    damn; what the hell (euphemism for a swear word)

Rude: real insults

  1. bái白chī痴

    idiot; moron

  2. èr二bǎi百wǔ五

    idiot; dimwit

  3. shén神jīng经bìng病

    madman; crazy

  4. yǒu有bìng病

    crazy; out of one's mind

  5. chǔn蠢huò货

    idiot; blockhead

  6. fèi废wù物

    (derog.) good-for-nothing

  7. nǎo脑cán残

    moron; brain-dead

  8. zhì智zhàng障

    idiot; moron

  9. méi没chū出xi息

    good-for-nothing; lacking ambition

  10. bù不yào要liǎn脸

    shameless; to have no shame

  11. diū丢rén人

    to lose face; embarrassing

  12. bái白yǎn眼láng狼

    ingrate; ungrateful wretch

  13. mǎ马pì屁jīng精

    bootlicker; flatterer

  14. shì势lì利yǎn眼

    snob; snobbish

  15. biàn变tài态

    pervert; perverted

Telling someone to go away

  1. bì闭zuǐ嘴

    to shut up

  2. gǔn滚

    get lost; beat it

  3. gǔn滚kāi开

    get lost; beat it

  4. gǔn滚dàn蛋

    get lost; scram

  5. zǒu走kāi开

    to go away; to get out of the way

  6. qù去sǐ死

    go to hell; drop dead

  7. fèi废huà话

    nonsense; superfluous words

  8. pì屁huà话

    bullshit; nonsense

Strong: understand them, don’t say them

  1. hún混dàn蛋

    bastard; jerk

  2. hùn混zhàng账

    scoundrel; bastard

  3. wáng王bā八dàn蛋

    (vulgar) bastard; son of a bitch

  4. wáng王ba八

    (vulgar) bastard; cuckold

  5. gǒu狗dōng东xi西

    (derog.) bastard; son of a bitch

  6. tā他mā妈de的

    (vulgar) damn; fucking

  7. mā妈de的

    (vulgar) damn; fuck (short for 他妈的)

  8. tā他niáng娘de的

    (vulgar) damn it; damn

  9. nǎi奶nai奶de的

    (vulgar) damn it

  10. wò卧cáo槽

    (vulgar) holy shit; WTF

  11. fàng放pì屁

    (vulgar) to talk nonsense; bullshit

  12. gǒu狗shǐ屎

    (vulgar) crap; garbage

  13. shǎ傻bī逼

    (vulgar) idiot; stupid jerk

  14. guī龟ér儿zi子

    (vulgar) bastard; son of a bitch (Sichuan insult)

  15. jiàn贱rén人

    (derog.) slut; bitch

Vulgar words used as slang and praise

  1. niú牛bī逼

    (vulgar) awesome; badass

  2. zhuāng装bī逼

    (vulgar) to show off; to act cool

  3. diǎo屌sī丝

    loser; nobody (often self-mocking)

  4. kēng坑diē爹

    to cheat; to let down

  5. cǎo草ní泥mǎ马

    Grass Mud Horse (internet meme, pun on a vulgar curse)

  6. dài戴lǜ绿mào帽zi子

    to be cuckolded; to be cheated on by one's partner

What does cao ni ma mean?

草泥马 (cǎonímǎ, Grass Mud Horse) is a pun: written as grass, mud and horse, it sounds like a curse about someone’s mother. It became a meme because the cute alpaca name slips past filters, so people use it as a joke rather than a real insult.

What is the worst Chinese insult?

Insults about someone’s family, above all their mother, as in 他妈的 (tāmāde, damn), and 王八蛋 (wángbādàn, bastard), which calls someone the child of a turtle (a cuckold). 傻逼 (shǎbī, idiot) is the strongest common word for an idiot. Understand them when you hear them, and don’t say them.

Is 牛逼 a bad word?

牛逼 (niúbī, awesome) is vulgar by its second character, yet it is everyday praise among friends: “that’s awesome”. In writing and polite company people use 牛 (niú) alone or 厉害 (lìhai, impressive).

Why is 二百五 an insult?

二百五 (èrbǎiwǔ, idiot) is 250, and calling someone that means a fool. One story is that in old money 500 made a full string of coins, so 250 was half a string, someone not all there.

How do you say “shut up” in Chinese?

闭嘴 (bìzuǐ, to shut up) is shut up, blunt but not a swear word. Harsher are 滚 (gǔn, get lost) and 滚蛋 (gǔndàn, get lost), get lost; between friends a playful 去你的 (qùnǐde, get lost) is “oh, stop it”.

Which insults are fine to use with friends?

The playful ones: 笨蛋 (bèndàn, fool), 傻瓜 (shǎguā, fool), 猪头 (zhūtóu, idiot) and a teasing 讨厌 (tǎoyàn, you're awful), said with a smile, are how couples and close friends joke. Said coldly to a stranger, even these sting.

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