巴拉巴拉

/pä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

(Internet slang) blah blah blah; et cetera

(dialectal Mandarin, colloquial) to flip; to invert


鏘鏘

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

ta-da (used when something surprising is about to happen or to be shown)


會活

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ⁴/

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ¹²¹/

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ⁴/

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) An exclamation of concern about a certain problem.


無該

† - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift

(Yangjiang Yue, Hainanese, Leizhou Min) thank you


莫細膩

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


yysyqs

ㄧㄡˇ ㄧ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ

ю и шо и цюэши

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

有一說一 有一說一#Chinese

有一说一 有一说一#Chinese

(Internet slang) Initialism of 有一說一確實／有一说一确实 (yǒu yī shuō yī quèshí).


yysy

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

有一說一 有一說一#Chinese

有一说一 有一说一#Chinese

(Internet slang) Initialism of 有一說一／有一说一 (yǒu yī shuō yī).


薩瓦迪卡

ㄙㄚˋ ㄨㄚˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄎㄚˇ

/sä⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sä⁵¹ wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From Thai สวัสดี (sà-wàt-dii, “hello”) + ค่ะ (kâ, “particle for women”).


蟹蟹

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ¹/

(neologism, slang, humorous) Alternative form of 謝謝／谢谢 (xièxie, “thanks; thank you”)


亞孟

/jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/aː³³ maːŋ²²/

/a²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²²/

/a⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɪŋ⁴¹/

/a²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²²/

/a¹¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ³³/

/a²¹⁻⁴¹ biɪŋ³³/

/jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/aː³³ maːŋ²²/

/a²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²²/

/a⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɪŋ⁴¹/

/a²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²²/

/a¹¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ³³/

/a²¹⁻⁴¹ biɪŋ³³/


拍謝

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

(Taiwanese Mandarin, chiefly Internet slang) sorry


毋緊要

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ kiŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ iau²¹³/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ kiŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ iau²¹³/

(Teochew) never mind; no problem; it doesn't matter


奧利給

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Reversal of 給力噢／给力噢 (gěilì ō, “come on!”). Popularized through a Kuaishou video uploaded by Huang Chunsheng (黄春生), known as Chaoyang Winter Swimming Strange Pigeon on the Internet (with original sentence quoted below).
The meaning of feces derives from video creator Daoshilaoba (岛市老八), who mimicked the former quote before livestreaming coprophagy.

When we face any hardships, do not be afraid, embrace it, the best way to subdue fear is to face it. Stay strong, only then will you succeed; good luck, go for it!

Wǒmen yùdào shénme kùnnán, yě bùyào pà, wēixiào zhe miànduì tā, xiāochú kǒngjù de zuìhǎo bànfǎ jiù shì miànduì kǒngjù. Jiānchí, cái shì shènglì; jiāyóu, àolìgěi!

我們遇到什麼困難，也不要怕，微笑著面對它，消除恐懼的最好辦法就是面對恐懼。堅持，才是勝利；加油，奧利給！

我们遇到什么困难，也不要怕，微笑著面对它，消除恐惧的最好办法就是面对恐惧。坚持，才是胜利；加油，奥利给！

奧利給，幹了兄弟們！

奥利给，干了兄弟们！

(neologism, slang) come on!; go for it!; go!


害矣

(Hokkien) haiya (An exclamation of exasperation, said especially when a bad event occurs.)


騷凹瑞

/sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


D區

/ti⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/ti⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

"Look! He's peeing in public!" "Disgusting."

“nǐ kàn! Tā zài gōngrán xiǎobiàn!” “dīqū.”

「你看！他在公然小便！」「D區。」

「你看！他在公然小便！」「D区。」

(Internet slang) Alternative form of 嘔／呕


慢行

/män⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² hɐŋ²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² kiã²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã¹³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ kiã²³/

/maŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵⁵/

/män⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² hɐŋ²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² kiã²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã¹³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ kiã²³/

/maŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵⁵/

(Hokkien, Teochew, polite) goodbye; take care (a polite phrase said to someone who is about to leave)


/i⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵ sz̩⁵¹/

In Zhuyin keyboard input system, e04 produces the sequence ㄍㄢˋ, i.e. 幹 (gàn, “to fuck”).

去你Ｘ的鳳崗派出所，沒事找事做ｅ０４ [MSC, trad.]
去你Ｘ的凤岗派出所，没事找事做ｅ０４ [MSC, simp.]
qù nǐ Ｘ de Fèng Gǎng pàichūsuǒ, méishì zhǎo shì zuò ｅ０４ [Pinyin]

Taiwan Kaohsiung District Court, Criminal Judgment Year 103-Jian No. 2318 (臺灣高雄地方法院103年簡字第2318號刑事判決)

F--k you Feng Kang police station asking for trouble. F--k you.

(Taiwan, Internet slang, euphemistic, vulgar) fuck


天啦嚕

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lä² lu⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lä² lu⁵⁵/

Imitating the speech of the popular singer Jolin Tsai (see the (Jo)lin subculture).


且未

/t͡sʰĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bue¹¹/

/t͡sʰĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bue¹¹/


日你媽

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

Zhu Shan would no longer dare kick me, or insult me, and say "fuck you, how dare you flirt with my woman!"

Zhū Shān yě bùgǎn tī wǒ, shènzhì mà wǒ shuō, rì nǐ mā, wǒ de dòufu nǐ yě gǎn chī.

朱山也不敢踢我，甚至罵我說，日你媽，我的豆腐你也敢吃。

朱山也不敢踢我，甚至骂我说，日你妈，我的豆腐你也敢吃。

(vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


阿西吧

/ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ b̥ä²/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ b̥ä²/

Borrowed from Korean 아 씨발 (a ssibal, “Oh fuck”).


善哉

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (善哉):
* → Japanese: 善哉(ぜんざい) (zenzai)
* → Vietnamese: thiện tai (善哉)

/ʂän⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/siːn²² t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/siːn²² t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

The duke Jing, of Qi, asked Confucius about government. Confucius replied, "There is government, when the prince is prince, and the minister is minister; when the father is father, and the son is son." "Good!" said the duke; "if, indeed, the prince be not prince, the minister not minister, the father not father, and the son not son, although I have my revenue, can I enjoy it?"

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

Qí Jǐnggōng wèn zhèng yú Kǒngzǐ. Kǒngzǐ duì yuē: “Jūn jūn, chén chén, fù fù, zǐ zǐ.” Gōng yuē: “Shànzāi! Xìn rú jūn bùjūn, chén bùchén, fù bùfù, zǐ bùzǐ, suī yǒu sù, wú dé ér shí zhū?”

齊景公問政於孔子。孔子對曰：「君君，臣臣，父父，子子。」公曰：「善哉！信如君不君，臣不臣，父不父，子不子，雖有粟，吾得而食諸？」

齐景公问政于孔子。孔子对曰：「君君，臣臣，父父，子子。」公曰：「善哉！信如君不君，臣不臣，父不父，子不子，虽有粟，吾得而食诸？」

The Buddha said, “Excellent! Excellent! Subhūti, it is as you have said. The Tathāgata is well mindful of all the bodhisattvas, and is skilful at keeping them in his fold. Now you listen well, and I shall explain it for you. If good sons and good daughters would like to arouse the mind of peerless perfect enlightenment, they should abide like this and subdue their thoughts like this.”

《金剛般若波羅蜜經》Diamond Sutra, Chinese translation by Kumārajīva. 2013 English translation by A. Charles Muller

Fó yán: “Shànzāi! Shànzāi! Xūpútí, rú rǔ suǒshuō. Rúlái shàn hùniàn zhūpúsà, shàn fùzhǔ zhūpúsà. Rǔ jīn dì tīng, dāng wèi rǔ shuō. Shàn nánzǐ, shàn nǚrén. Fā ānòuduōluósānmiǎosānpútí xīn. Yìng rúshì zhù rúshì xiángfú qí xīn.”

佛言：「善哉！善哉！須菩提、如汝所說。如來善護念諸菩薩、善付囑諸菩薩。汝今諦聽、當爲汝說。善男子、善女人。發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。應如是住如是降伏其心。」

佛言：「善哉！善哉！须菩提、如汝所说。如来善护念诸菩萨、善付嘱诸菩萨。汝今谛听、当为汝说。善男子、善女人。发阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心。应如是住如是降伏其心。」

(literary or Buddhism) good, well, excellent, wonderful


差不多得了

ㄔㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ b̥u¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ lə³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ b̥u¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ lə³/

(Mainland China, Internet slang, sarcastic) enough!


不會吧

ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄅㄚ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ b̥ä¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ b̥ä¹/

Are you saying that what we are expecting nowadays is that housing prices are very low, that we can easily find jobs everywhere, that there is no pressure at all, that as long as we ask the girl we like, she will immediately answer "OK"? Are you kidding me?

2021, 白岩松 (Bai Yansong), 白岩松谈这个世界会好吗 [Bai Yansong on whether the world will become a better place]

Nándào wǒmen xiànzài zhǐwàng de shì fángjià hěn dī, ránhòu gōngzuò dàochù suíbiàn zhǎo, ránhòu yīdiǎn yālì dōu méiyǒu, ránhòu zhǐyào xǐhuān de nǚhái, gēn tā yī zhuīqiú jiù OK? Bùhuìba?

難道我們現在指望的是房價很低，然後工作到處隨便找，然後一點壓力都沒有，然後只要喜歡的女孩，跟她一追求就OK？不會吧？

难道我们现在指望的是房价很低，然后工作到处随便找，然后一点压力都没有，然后只要喜欢的女孩，跟她一追求就OK？不会吧？


阿民

/ˀä⁵⁵ min³⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ min³⁵/


亞們

/jä⁵¹ mən³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/aː³³ muːn²¹/

/jä⁵¹ mən³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/aː³³ muːn²¹/


阿利路亞

ㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/ˀä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


內個

/neɪ̯⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of 那個／那个 (nèige).


阿嗤

/a³³⁻²³ t͡sʰi³³/

/a³³⁻²³ t͡sʰi³³/

(Teochew, onomatopoeia) achoo, atchoo, atishoo (the sound of a sneeze)


是在哈囉

ㄕˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

ши цзай хало

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

(Taiwan Internet slang) What on earth are you doing?


哀哉

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE

哀哉！死者而用生者之器。


哭枵

/kʰau¹¹²⁻⁴² iau⁴⁴/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ iau⁴⁴/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ iau⁴⁴/

/kʰau¹¹²⁻⁴² iau⁴⁴/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ iau⁴⁴/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ iau⁴⁴/


幹你媽

/kän⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/kän⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

Calque from Hokkien 姦恁娘／奸恁娘 (kàn-lín-niâ, “fuck your mother”). 幹／干 (gàn, “to fuck”) is also a borrowed word from Taiwanese Hokkien.


阿巴阿巴

/ˀä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ ˀä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ ˀä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

(Internet slang, possibly offensive) Interjection of incoherent nonsense.


領奶塊膣

/nia⁵²⁻³⁵ ne³³⁻²³ ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si³³/

/nia⁵²⁻³⁵ ne³³⁻²³ ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si³³/

(Teochew, vulgar, offensive) your mum's cunt


我空

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔŋ⁴¹/

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔŋ⁴¹/

Compare with Cebuano wakanga, Hokkien 我苦, Hokkien 哇老誒／哇老诶, Mandarin 我的天 (wǒ de tiān, “my heavens!”), and Mandarin 天啊 (tiān a, “heavens!”).

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Hokkien 哇老誒／哇老诶

我空啊！

(Philippine Hokkien) Expression used to show astonishment, usually from surprise or disappointment. my heavens!; oh my God!; my God!; my goodness!


乾巴得

/kän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ d̥eɪ̯²/

/kän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ d̥eɪ̯²/

(informal) Synonym of 加油 (jiāyóu): c'mon! go! good luck, etc.


三克油

/sän⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

(informal, humorous) thank you (in an English context)


/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

(neologism, vulgar, slang) Alternative spelling of 去死吧


真主至大

ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨˇ ㄓˋ ㄉㄚˋ

Чжэньчжу чжида

Čžɛnʹčžu čžida

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/


阿拉花瓜

ㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄍㄨㄚ

/ˀä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

2021 May 17, Liberty Times, 男在世大運期間網路PO文「阿拉花瓜」 代價真嚴重 (Man Posted "Allahu akbar" on the Internet during (Tapiei) Universiade: The Consequence is Severe):

"Allahu akbar" means "God is great", and is the takbir spoken by Muslims during prayers. However, as terrorists also chant this slogan before terrorist attacks, "Allahu akbar" is also frequently related to bomb explosions and terrorist attacks.

“ālāhuāguā” yì zhǐ “zhēnzhǔzhìdà”, shì mùsīlín lǐbài shí shuō de dàzàncí, dàn yīn kǒngbùfēnzǐ zài gōngjī xíngdòng qián yě cháng gāo hǎn zhè jù huà, yǐzhì “ālāhuāguā” cháng yǔ zhàdàn bàozhà jí kǒngbù gōngjī xíngdòng xiàng liánjié.

「阿拉花瓜」意指「真主至大」，是穆斯林禮拜時說的大讚辭，但因恐怖分子在攻擊行動前也常高喊這句話，以致「阿拉花瓜」常與炸彈爆炸及恐怖攻擊行動相連結。

「阿拉花瓜」意指「真主至大」，是穆斯林礼拜时说的大赞辞，但因恐怖分子在攻击行动前也常高喊这句话，以致「阿拉花瓜」常与炸弹爆炸及恐怖攻击行动相连结。


我的天啊

ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄊㄧㄢ ˙ㄚ

во дэ тянь а

/wɔ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀä²/

/ŋɔː¹³ tɪk̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ aː⁵⁵/

/wɔ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀä²/

/ŋɔː¹³ tɪk̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ aː⁵⁵/


爾西古

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(chiefly used in Korean contexts) An exclamation used to keep rhythm.


娘戲屄

(vulgar, slang) fuck your mother; fuck you


小喇叭

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ laː³³ paː⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ laː³³ paː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, minced oath, vulgar, slang) Euphemistic form of 屌那媽／屌那妈 (diu² naa³ maa¹).


噉又點呀

/kɐm³⁵ jɐu̯²² tiːm³⁵ aː³³/

/kɐm³⁵ jɐu̯²² tiːm³⁵ aː³³/


蘇卡不列

ㄙㄨ ㄎㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

/su⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/su⁵⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

From Russian сука блядь (suka bljadʹ). Compare English cyka blyat.

(Internet slang, vulgar, offensive) Son of a bitch!


kksk

From initialism of the romaji of Japanese ここすき (koko suki), from ここ (koko, “here”) + 好き (suki, “[I] like [it].”).

(Mainland China, Internet slang, neologism) I like this part (of the video).


祝好

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

祝你好運 祝你好運#Chinese

祝你好运 祝你好运#Chinese


啊喲媽呀

/ˀä⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ jä²/

/ˀä⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ jä²/

哎呀媽呀 哎呀媽呀#Chinese

哎呀妈呀 哎呀妈呀#Chinese

Alternative form of 哎呀媽呀／哎呀妈呀 (āiya māya)


噹噹

/tɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/toŋ⁵⁵ toŋ⁵⁵/

/tɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/toŋ⁵⁵ toŋ⁵⁵/


媽耶

(Internet slang, originally dialect) wow; Jesus


敢問

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹/

/kɐm³⁵ mɐn²²/

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹/

/kɐm³⁵ mɐn²²/


奸爸爹

/kaːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

/kaːn⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, informal) Synonym of 加油 (gaa¹ jau⁴⁻²)


橋豆麻袋

ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄞˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ mä³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese ちょっと待(ま)って (chotto matte).


/ɪk̚² sɛːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚² liː²¹/

/ɪk̚² sɛːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚² liː²¹/

Tmesis of English exactly + 7 (“freaking”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar, humorous) freaking exactly; hell yeah


摩牙

/mɔː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/

/mɔː⁵⁵ ŋaː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) moar; an expression showing desire for more; asking for more (often used as a response to posts with sexually appealing content)


不漏洞拉

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

From Vietnamese bắt đầu từ nay (“from now on”), used at the beginning of a Vietnamese-language public service announcement notifying Vietnamese boat people that they would not be granted asylum and would be deported back to Vietnam, which was broadcast regularly on the radio broadcaster RTHK.

bor

(Hong Kong Cantonese, offensive, ethnic slur) mimicking greeting in Vietnamese


哎喲喂呀

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ jä²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ jä²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ jä²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ jä²/

An interjection for expressing surprise or ridicule.


好了

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/

All right, all right, let's go inside and talk, it's so cold outside.

Hǎole hǎole, zánmen kuài jìnwū shuō ba, wàimiàn duō lěng a.

好了好了，咱們快進屋說吧，外面多冷啊。

好了好了，咱们快进屋说吧，外面多冷啊。

(often doubled) okay; all right; that's enough, that'll do


嘻嘻笑笑

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/


銀牙

/ŋɐn²¹ ŋaː²¹/

/ŋɐn²¹ ŋaː²¹/

(Cantonese, onomatopoeia) explosion; kaboom


熱菇

Borrowed from Japanese イく (iku, “to have an orgasm; to cum”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, humorous) Interjection used when one is experiencing or approaching orgasm or ejaculation.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 熱／热 (rè), 菇 (gū).


霞姨

/haː²¹ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/haː²¹ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/


寵寵寵

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, ethnic slur) Used to mimic Korean speech.


北漏洞拉

/pɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

/pɐk̚⁵ lɐu̯²² tʊŋ²² laːi̯⁵⁵/

From Vietnamese bắt đầu từ nay (“from now on”). See 不漏洞拉 for more.

不漏洞拉 不漏洞拉#Chinese

(Hong Kong Cantonese, offensive, ethnic slur) Alternative form of 不漏洞拉


/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar, humorous) Alternative spelling of sor9ry.


/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵ liː²¹/

Tmesis of English sorry + 9 (“freaking”).

I'm sorry for my fucking divine looks / Are you mad? If so I'm sorry!

2023, 【粗口版】好撚可愛對吾住

ngo⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ hou² lan² jau⁵ sin¹ hei³ deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶, hai⁶ mai⁶ hou² lan² nau¹ ne¹ so¹ gau¹ li⁴

禾真系好能有仙氣對吾住 系米好能嬲呢梳9梨

2023, 【粗口版】好撚可愛對吾住

禾真系好能有仙气对吾住 系米好能嬲呢梳9梨

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar, sometimes humorous or sarcastic) fucking sorry


/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔː⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/


弊家伙

/pɐi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/pɐi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/


予焦啦

Destiny or not, lets get together / Have a drink, bottoms up!

1997, 流浪到淡水 Odyssey (lit. Roaming to Tamsui), written by 陳明章 (Chen Ming-chang), originally performed by 金門王 (Chin Man-Wang) and 李炳輝 (Lee Ping-Huei); translation from 2017, Happy Can Already! (欢喜就好) Season 2 Episode 2, performed by Marcus Chin (陳建彬)

ū-iân, bô-iân, ta̍k-ke lâi chò-hóe, sio-chiú lim chi̍t-poe, hō͘-ta-lah, hō͘-ta-lah

有緣 無緣 大家來作伙 燒酒喝一杯 乎乾啦 乎乾啦

有缘 无缘 大家来作伙 烧酒喝一杯 乎干啦 乎干啦


QQ

/kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

From the resemblance of the letter Q with an eye with tears.

(Taiwanese Mandarin, chiefly Internet) An emoticon expressing weeping


修但幾勒

ㄒㄧㄡ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄌㄟ

сюданьцзилэй

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵⁵/

From Hokkien 小等一下 (sió-tán chi̍t-ē, “to wait a moment”).

(Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) wait a moment


廠廠

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Misinterpretation of the bopomofo symbol ㄏ (hē) as the simplified character 厂 (chǎng).

(Internet slang) Alternative form of ㄏㄏ (“haha/heh”)


王德發

/wɑŋ³⁵ tɤ³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ tɤ³⁵ fä⁵⁵/

From English what the fuck with characters reminiscent of a personal name.

(Internet slang, mildly vulgar) Used to express astonishment while the speaker avoids directly using Chinese swear words.


騎馬過海

/kʰɛː²¹ maː¹³ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/kʰɛː²¹ maː¹³ kʷɔː³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of Taishanese 佢媽個閪／佢妈个𲈹.


好波

/hou̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, figuratively, of an action) good job; nice!


我的媽呀

ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄧㄚ

/wɔ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ mä⁵⁵ jä²/

/wɔ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ mä⁵⁵ jä²/


我父

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/


媽賣批

/mä⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

I want to say "son of bitch", but I don't know whether I should

wǒ yǒu yī jù māmàipī, bùzhī dāng jiǎng bù dāng jiǎng

我有一句媽賣批，不知當講不當講

我有一句妈卖批，不知当讲不当讲

(originally Sichuanese, now Internet slang, vulgar) Pronunciation spelling of 媽賣屄／妈卖屄 (mā mài bī).


過主

/kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ t͡syː³⁵/


冇有怕

/mou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ pʰaː³³/

/mou̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ pʰaː³³/


CNM

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

zh-l

肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā)

(vulgar) Initialism of 肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā).


安拉胡阿克巴

ānlāhú'ākèbā

ㄢ ㄌㄚ ㄏㄨˊ ㄚ ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄚ

ānlāhú'ākèbā

аньлаху’акэба

/ˀän⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ˀä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ˀä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Arabic الله أكبر. Doublet of 阿拉花瓜 (Ālāhuāguā).

bor

Arabic الله أكبر


撒浪嘿呦

ㄙㄚ ㄌㄤˋ ㄏㄟ ㄧㄡ

/sä⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sä⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

From Korean 사랑해요 (saranghaeyo), informal polite imperative form of 사랑하다 (saranghada, “to love”).


死好

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/si⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/si⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

(Taiwan, chiefly Hokkien, derogatory) You deserve it.


花惹發

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, Internet slang, vulgar) what the fuck


泰褲辣

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lä⁵¹/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lä⁵¹/

From the pronunciation by the rapper Wang Linkai in a concert in April 2023 (Cui, 2023).

(Mandarin, Internet slang) Alternative form of 太酷啦 (“so cool”)


好行夾唔送

/hou̯³⁵ haːŋ²¹ kaːp̚³ m̩²¹ sʊŋ³³/

/hou̯³⁵ haːŋ²¹ kaːp̚³ m̩²¹ sʊŋ³³/


嗯吶

(Internet slang) uh-huh (acknowledgement)


謝迎

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

(Internet slang) thank you for welcoming me


對唔字

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡siː²²/

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡siː²²/

Alteration of 對唔住／对唔住 (deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶, “sorry”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous or sarcastic) sorry


阿彌揭諦

/ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ tɐi̯³³/

/ɔː⁵⁵ niː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ tɐi̯³³/

/ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ tɐi̯³³/

/ɔː⁵⁵ niː⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ tɐi̯³³/

From clipping of Sanskrit अमित (amita) + Sanskrit गते (gate).

阿弥揭谛
阿彌吉諦
阿彌吉帝
柯彌吉帝
柯呢吉帝
阿哩吉諦

Alas! Thank God after all, my past life.

aai¹! zung² zi¹ jat¹ geoi³ o¹ nei¹ gat¹ dai³ lo¹, cin⁴ sai³.

唉！總之一句柯彌吉帝囉，前世。

唉！总之一句柯弥吉帝啰，前世。


揭諦

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/

From Sanskrit गते (gate), the vocative singular of गति (gáti).
The term was introduced into China through the Heart Sutra

Gate! Gate! Pāragate! Pārasamgate! Bodhi Svāhā! (Gone gone, gone beyond, gone utterly beyond, Enlightenment hail!)

Jiēdì! Jiēdì! Bōluó jiēdì! Bōluó sēng jiēdì! Pútí sàpóhē!

揭諦！揭諦！波羅揭諦！波羅僧揭諦！菩提薩婆訶！

揭谛！揭谛！波罗揭谛！波罗僧揭谛！菩提萨婆诃！

(Buddhism) go (beyond and to enlightenment)!


要死

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


/jiː²² jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sei̯³³/

/jiː²² jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sei̯³³/

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese いらっしゃいませ (irasshaimase).

(Hong Kong Cantonese) welcome (said to a customer entering a Japanese shop)


海公牛

ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/


磁能線

/t͡sʰiː²¹ nɐŋ²¹ siːn³³/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ nɐŋ²¹ siːn³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 痴撚線／痴撚线 (“fucking crazy”)


倷好

/ne²³¹ hæ⁵¹/

/ne²³¹ hæ⁵¹/


哦莫

/ˀɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ˀɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

Borrowed from Korean 어머 (eomeo, “oh, my goodness”).

(neologism, fandom slang, Koreanology) oh, my goodness.


孃希匹

/n̠ʲiã²² ɕi⁵⁵ pʰiɪʔ²¹/

/n̠ʲiã²² ɕi⁵⁵ pʰiɪʔ²¹/


不給糖就搗蛋

ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄟˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ

бу гэй тан цзю даодань

/pu⁵¹ keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tän⁵¹/


mola mola

/mou̯¹³ laː³³ mou̯¹³ laː³³/

/mou̯¹³ laː³³ mou̯¹³ laː³³/

Pun on the fish species Mola mola (sunfish).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) Alternative form of 冇喇冇喇 (“no more; it's over; something is lost; to be done for; etc.”)


哇酷哇酷

ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˋ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˋ

/wä⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹ wä⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹/

/wä⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹ wä⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹/

Borrowed from Japanese わくわく (wakuwaku, “be excited”).

(Mandarin, Internet slang) wow (with excitement, anticipation, and thrill)


哎媽

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/

哎呀媽呀 哎呀媽呀#Chinese

哎呀妈呀 哎呀妈呀#Chinese


哎媽呀

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ jä²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ jä²/

哎呀媽呀 哎呀媽呀#Chinese

哎呀妈呀 哎呀妈呀#Chinese


唉呀媽呀

ㄞ ˙ㄧㄚ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄧㄚ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä² mä⁵⁵ jä²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä² mä⁵⁵ jä²/

哎呀媽呀 哎呀媽呀#Chinese

哎呀妈呀 哎呀妈呀#Chinese


姦恁娘母的臭膣屄

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nã²⁴⁻²² be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si³³ bai³³/

/kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nã²⁴⁻²² be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si³³ bai³³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nã¹³⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nã¹³⁻²² be(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nã²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nã²⁴⁻¹¹ be(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁴¹ nĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nã²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e²³⁻³³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁴¹ nĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nã²³⁻³³ be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

姦恁娘母臭膣屄 姦恁娘母臭膣屄#Chinese

奸恁娘母臭膣屄 奸恁娘母臭膣屄#Chinese

(vulgar) Alternative form of 姦恁娘母臭膣屄／奸恁娘母臭膣屄


姦恁娘母

→ English: kan ni na bu, KNNB

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹² bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³⁻²¹ bu⁴⁴⁵/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴⁻²¹ bu⁴²/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹² bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³⁻²¹ bu⁴⁴⁵/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴⁻²¹ bu⁴²/

(Hokkien, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck


姦恁娘母臭膣屄

→ English: kan ni na, KNN, KNNBCCB

奸恁娘母臭膣屄
幹恁娘母臭膣屄

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹² bu⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰau¹²⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰau³¹⁻⁵³ t͡si³³ bai³³/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³⁻²¹ bu⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻³³ t͡si³³⁻²¹ bai³³/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴⁻²¹ bu⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother's smelly cunt; fuck your mother, bitch


予人姦隨人

/hɔŋ³⁵ kan¹¹ sui²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ³⁵ kan²¹ sui²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/hɔŋ³⁵ kan¹¹ sui²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ³⁵ kan²¹ sui²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

無代誌矣，欲走會當走矣，予人姦隨人矣。

(Can we date this quote?), Huang Hsin-yao, The Great Buddha+, spoken by Police Officer Li (Yu An-shun), published 2017:

All right. It's OK to leave if he wants, up to him.

Bô tāi-chì--ah, beh cháu ē-tàng cháu--ah, hőng kàn sûi lâng--ah.

(Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory, vulgar) it's all up to you.


于嗟

/ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Lín zhī zhǐ, zhēnzhēn gōng zǐ, xūjiē lín xī.
Lín zhī dìng, zhēnzhēn gōng xìng, xūjiē lín xī.
Lín zhī jiǎo, zhēnzhēn gōng zú, xūjiē lín xī.

麟之趾，振振公子，于嗟麟兮。
麟之定，振振公姓，于嗟麟兮。
麟之角，振振公族，于嗟麟兮。


𠚺汝奶

/sa²¹³⁻²¹ nˡy³³⁻³⁵ nˡɛ³³/

/sa²¹³⁻²¹ nˡy³³⁻³⁵ nˡɛ³³/

(Eastern Min, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


哩賀

(Taiwanese Mandarin) Alternative form of 你好 (nǐ hǎo, “hello”)


赫大

(Xiamen Hokkien) Used at the start of the sentence to express dissatisfaction: how can that be?; how can it be like this?


塊陶

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

(Taiwan, Internet slang) Alternative form of 快逃 (kuài táo, “Run!”)


安安

/ˀän⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ɔːn⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, more common in feminine speech) good night

(chiefly Taiwan) a general greeting; hello; goodbye; good morning; good afternoon; good evening; good night


唔使擔心

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ taːm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ taːm⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

Don't worry, 90 marks in a maths test is already very good!

m⁴ sai² daam¹ sam¹, sou³ hok⁶ haau² gau² sap⁶ fan¹ ji⁵ ging¹ hou² hou² gaa³ laa³!

唔使擔心，數學考九十分已經好好㗎喇！

唔使担心，数学考九十分已经好好㗎喇！


𧟰客氣

/viɔ²² ⁵⁵ kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/viɔ²² ⁵⁵ kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/


谷貓迎

/koʔ³³ mɔ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/koʔ³³ mɔ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/


尊嘟假嘟

ㄗㄨㄣ ㄉㄨ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄨ

цзуньдуцзяду

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵/

From 真的假的 (“really?”, literally “is it true or false?”).


靠腰

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

From Hokkien 哭枵 (khàu-iau, literally “to cry from hunger”).


sld

/siː²² lɐn³⁵ taːn²²/

/siː²² lɐn³⁵ taːn²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, vulgar) Alternative form of 是撚但 (“whatfuckingever!”)


no摔

Mandarin: no速

/nɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

/nɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

/nɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

/nɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

From English no + Hokkien 摔 (sut, “to eat fast”).

這欲叫我做？no摔！

这欲叫我做？no摔！


弗要緊

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

(Wu) no problem; it doesn't matter; you're welcome


啋過你

/t͡sʰɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ nei̯¹³/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ nei̯¹³/

(Cantonese) used to admonish someone for mentioning something inauspicious or unpleasant


自膠

/t͡siː²² kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² kaːu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) my bad; excuse my idiocy


那摩斯戴

ㄋㄚˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄙ ㄉㄞˋ

/nä⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/naː¹³ mɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ taːi̯³³/

/nä⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/naː¹³ mɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ taːi̯³³/

Ultimately from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”).


南無耶

/nä³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/

/nä³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/

my goodness!; heavens! (exclamation of surprise)


哦豁

(Sichuanese) Interjection expressing frustration, disappointment, regret, etc.