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Profanity | |
![]() Profanities of Taiwanese Hokkien in Japanese ruled era | |
Hàn-jī | 垃圾話 |
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Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Lap-sap-ōe / Lah-sap-ōe |
Tâi-lô | lap-sap-uē/ lah-sap-uē |
Hokkien is one of the largest Chinese language groups worldwide. Profanity in Hokkien most commonly involves sexual references and scorn of the object's ancestors,especially their mother. The mentioning of sexual organs is frequently used in Hokkien profanity.[ citation needed ]
Hokkien is the preferred language for swearing in Singapore. [1]
As in English,a vulgar word for the sexual act fuck is used in insults and expletives. Below are the most commonly used Hokkien vulgar words.
Kan (Chinese : 姦 ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :kàn),literally meaning fuck,is the most common but grossly vulgar profanity in Hokkien. It's sometimes also written as 幹. It is considered to be the national swear word in Taiwan,Malaysia,and Singapore. Used in a manner similar to the English word fuck,kan can express dismay,disgrace,and disapproval. It is extremely offensive when used to insult someone.
Variety of phrases associated with Kan:
Very VULGAR
Hokkien profanities | ||||
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–Chi-bai – | ||||
Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hàn-jī | literal meaning | English translation | Notes |
chi-bai | 膣屄 | cunt | ||
chhàu chi-bai | 臭膣屄 | smelly cunt | ||
–Kàn – | ||||
Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hàn-jī | literal meaning | English translation | Notes |
kàn | 姦 | to fuck | ||
kàn lín chó͘-má | 姦恁祖媽 | to fuck your grandmother | ||
kàn lín lāu-bú | 姦恁老母 | to fuck your mother | ||
kàn lín lāu-búchhàu chi-bai | 姦恁老母臭膣屄 | to fuck your mother's smelly cunt | ||
kàn lín lāu-su | 姦恁老師 | to fuck your teacher | Often used in Taiwan. | |
kàn lín niâ | 姦恁娘 | to fuck your mother | Pronounced as kan ni na in Singapore and Malaysia | |
kàn lín niâchhàu chi-bai | 姦恁娘臭膣屄 | to fuck your mother's smelly cunt | ||
tio̍h-kàn | 著姦 | to be fucked | The prefix 著(tioh8) implies passive. | |
–Khàu – | ||||
Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hàn-jī | literal meaning | English translation | Notes |
khàu | 哭 | to cry | ||
khàu iau | 哭枵 | to cry for hunger | 哭(khau3) means to cry,and 枵(iau1) means hunger. | |
khàu pē | 哭爸 | to cry for father | 哭(khau3) means to cry,and 爸(pe7) means father. | |
–Lān – | ||||
Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hàn-jī | literal meaning | English translation | Notes |
lān | 𡳞 | male reproductive system | ||
lān-chiáu | 𡳞鳥 | penis | bullshit | |
lān-hu̍t(-á) | 𡳞核(-仔) | testes | bullshit | |
lān-pha | 𡳞脬 | scrotum | bollocks | |
lān-sîn | 𡳞神 | the god of penis | lazy man | |
ōe hó͘lān | 畫虎𡳞 | to draw the tiger's penis | boast | |
–Siâu – | ||||
Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hàn-jī | literal meaning | English translation | Notes |
siâu | 潲 | semen | ||
chia̍h siâu | 食潲 | to eat semen | no way | |
gê-siâu | 㤉潲 | to loathe,dislike | ||
gia̍t-siâu | 孽潲 | be naughty | ||
hau-siâu | 嘐潲 | boast | For example,Mái thiaⁿi teh hau-siâu! (Don't believe what he says!). | |
siáⁿ-siâu | 啥潲 | what the hell | For example,Lísīteh kóng siáⁿ-siâu haⁿh?! (What the hell are you talking about?!). | |
soe-siâu | 衰潲 | be unlucky | For example,Kin-á-ji̍t chin soe-siâu! (It's an unlucky day!). | |
chhap-siâu | 插潲 | to care about | For example,Mái kāi chhap-siâu lah! (Don't care about it!). | |
–Others – | ||||
Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hàn-jī | literal meaning | English translation | Notes |
kha-chhng | 尻川 | ass | buttocks or anus | |
lín chó͘-má | 恁祖媽 | your grandmother | first personal pronoun | Used by female speakers as a rude modality,see Hokkien pronouns. |
lín niâ | 恁娘 | your mother | ||
lín pē | 恁爸 | your father | first personal pronoun | Used by male speakers as a rude modality,see Hokkien pronouns. |
tio̍h-kâu | 著猴 | be monkey-like | to become crazy | |
cha̍p-chéng | 雜種/十種 | mixed breed / ten breed | mongrel;fucker | |
piáu-siⁿ | 婊生 | prostitute/bitch-born | son of a bitch;bastard | |
soaⁿ-kâu | 山猴 | mountain monkey | stupid;clueless;fool | |
chhàu-hǐ | 臭耳 | smelly ear | deaf;rude;brusque | |
chhàu-hoan | 臭番 | smelly foreigner / barbarian | roughshod;lowly | |
siáu-siáu | 痟痟 | insane;mad | crazy;dumb | |
iáu-siū | 夭壽 | die young | Damn! |