媽的

See also: 妈的

Chinese

		mother; mama	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (媽的)		媽	的
simp. (妈的)		妈	的

Etymology

Short for 他媽的／他妈的 (tāmāde) or similar terms.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): māde

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: māde
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: made̊
    • Wade–Giles: ma¹-tê⁵
    • Yale: mā-de
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mha.de
    • Palladius: мадэ (madɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä⁵⁵ d̥ə²/

Interjection

媽的

1. (vulgar) shit! fuck!

   媽的，手機又壞了！ [MSC, trad.]
   妈的，手机又坏了！ [MSC, simp.]

   Māde, shǒujī yòu huài le! [Pinyin]

   Shit! My phone broke again.

   • 「拆鋪啦！起來！」穿著一身和時節不相稱的拷綢衫褲的男子，像生气似的呼喊，「蘆柴棒，去燒火！媽的，還躺著，豬玀！」 [MSC, trad.]
     「拆铺啦！起来！」穿着一身和时节不相称的拷绸衫裤的男子，像生气似的呼喊，「芦柴棒，去烧火！妈的，还躺着，猪猡！」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1935, Xia Yan, 《包身工》 [Indentured Labor]

     “chāipù la! Qǐlái!” Chuānzhe yīshēn hé shíjié bù xiàngchèn de kǎochóu shānkù de nánzǐ, xiàng shēngqì sìde hūhǎn, “Lúcháibàng, qù shāohuǒ! Māde, hái tǎngzhe, zhūluó!” [Pinyin]

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Derived terms

• 媽的智障／妈的智障 (māde zhìzhàng)