count_zero Posted February 7, 2005 at 01:38 AM Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 at 01:38 AM I have a Chinese friend and we like to muck around and insult each other -but WITHOUT the c word or the b word. More classy, you know? He says I'm a foreign devil with a nose like the pyramid, it's a good job I don't have a girlfriend because I've got no 'manly power' etc etc. I ask if it's been a busy day on the farm because he forgot to wipe the pigshit off his shoes -male bonding, if you will. I want to get some new insults but they have to have perfect grammer to have impact. How do you say 'bad English'? Can you say shuozhemesha for instance? sha is a word I can really get my teeth into! I was thinking of something like: Was your English teacher a farmer for you to speak English this badly? If someone makes a bad joke what can you say? I was thinking 'en,ni hen kexiao'? Because it sounds a little bit like 'funny' but actually means 'ridiculous' does that work? I'd really love to have a catch-all comment like: Don't you have anything better to do? I don't know if such a phrase exists but it would be helpful if he was watching me do something for instance or putting too much effort into insulting me. Any creative insults that aren't totally disgusting would be well received! ps what's the implication of goushi -is it bastard, jerk, disgusting? One of my pupils said pigu a lot when someone said something he disagreed with but I was told that it doens't mean bs, does it have a derogatory meaning? Sometimes on films the subtitles say exin when the character says 'oh shit!' (something bad happens) but I was told this means disgusting and not 'oh shit' What would a better translation be? zaogao? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenjing*girl Posted February 7, 2005 at 03:43 AM Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 at 03:43 AM The first Chinese word I learned besides my Chinese name was fengpi. To use that as a "bad word" in English sounds idiotic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappie Posted February 7, 2005 at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 at 08:05 PM I have somewhere a minor list of not nice words and usefull words diao kaizi is one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1k3yb Posted September 11, 2007 at 06:40 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 at 06:40 PM "Was your English teacher a farmer for you to speak English this badly?" You want your grammer (sic) to be perfect, yet this is how you speak English? Perhaps there is a reason why he always tops you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted September 11, 2007 at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 at 11:05 PM You want your grammer (sic) to be perfect, yet this is how you speak English? Perhaps there is a reason why he always tops you... This is a thread about insults not a thread to give insults. And if you were joking a smilie face would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted September 12, 2007 at 01:24 AM Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 at 01:24 AM And if you have nothing more constructive to say, there's no need to revive a thread that nobody had been missing for the past two and a half years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesuper Posted September 13, 2007 at 07:54 AM Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 at 07:54 AM :)1.How do you say 'bad English'? 蹩脚(bie jiao) is the best choice to indicate :Your english is so poor! 2.Can you say shuozhemesha for instance? yes,you can! shazi = silly person, fengzi=mad person 3.Was your English teacher a farmer for you to speak English this badly? I am a farmer, hehe,and my english is not too bad:) 4.If someone makes a bad joke what can you say? The most popular slogan this year in China is "ni tai you cai le" ,means, you are so talented! 5.what's the implication of goushi -is it bastard, jerk, disgusting? gou shi=dog's shit 6.pigu = ass 7.Sometimes on films the subtitles say exin when the character says 'oh shit!' (something bad happens) but I was told this means disgusting and not 'oh shit' What would a better translation be? zaogao? Sick is better,in my opinion. ni rang wo e xin = you make me sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpascoe Posted September 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM One of my pupils said pigu a lot when someone said something he disagreed with but I was told that it doens't mean bs, does it have a derogatory meaning? Pigu is butt. However, "Pi la!" means "That's a load of bs." Well, in Taiwan it does anyway. My scuba instructor used to call lots of things "goupi" which is pretty much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted September 13, 2007 at 01:19 PM Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 at 01:19 PM I think Taiwanese use "pi la" or "fang pi" quite a lot to mean "you're talking bullshit". My partner does, at any rate. They both mean "fart". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted September 13, 2007 at 01:23 PM Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 at 01:23 PM The equivalent of BS in Chinese is 狗屁. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted September 13, 2007 at 01:37 PM Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 at 01:37 PM dog fart. Nice. I'm going to use that in English ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCinChina Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:21 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:21 PM Ahh a bad word thread at last! Here's a few that I know...(Feel free to correct some of my translations) 他媽的 - fawk! (not exactly spelled like that) 狗日的 - dammit, fawker 胡說八道 - nonsense, bullshit 笨蛋 - idiot, fool, dumbass, stupid 王八蛋 - son of a bitch 干你媽 - fawk your mom Any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:23 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:23 PM Don't forget 去你的 and 干你的娘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted October 9, 2007 at 02:07 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 02:07 PM Ahh a bad word thread at last!What do you mean at last?Expletives, Swear Words Thread oh, for F*ck's sake... is this an infix in Mandarin? Sophisticated Cursing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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