他媽的
See also: 他妈的
Chinese
he; him; other | mother; mama | really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of | ||
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trad. (他媽的) | 他 | 媽 | 的 | |
simp. (他妈的) | 他 | 妈 | 的 | |
alternative forms | TMD tmd |
Etymology
Etymology unclear. Literally: "his mother's". Possibly an abbreviated form of 肏他媽的屄/肏他妈的屄 (“fuck his mother's vagina”), a profanity phrase which is circumlocutory for 肏你媽的屄/肏你妈的屄 (“fuck your mother's vagina”), with the initial and final profanity characters omitted.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄚ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tamade̊
- Wade–Giles: tʻa1-ma1-tê5
- Yale: tā-mā-de
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tamha.de
- Palladius: тамадэ (tamadɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ d̥ə²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: taa1 maa1 dik1
- Yale: tā mā dīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: taa1 maa1 dik7
- Guangdong Romanization: ta1 ma1 dig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
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