直娘賊

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	mother; young lady	thief
trad. (直娘賊)		直	娘	賊
simp. (直娘贼)		直	娘	贼

Etymology

From Early Modern Chinese 入娘賊／入娘贼 (literally “mother-fucking bandit”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíniángzéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄗㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíniángzéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄗㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhniángzéi
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-niang²-tsei²
    • Yale: jŕ-nyáng-dzéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrniangtzeir
    • Palladius: чжинянцзэй (čžinjanczɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

直娘賊

1. (obsolete, vulgar) asshole, motherfucker

   • 這直娘賊恨殺洒家，吩咐寺里長老不許俺掛搭。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     这直娘贼恨杀洒家，吩咐寺里长老不许俺挂搭。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE

     Zhè zhíniángzéi hèn shā sǎjiā, fēnfù sì lǐ chánglǎo bù xǔ ǎn guàdā. [Pinyin]

     This asshole hates me so, that he told the elders of the temple to not allow me lodging.