國罵

Chinese

		swear word	scold; abuse
trad. (國罵)		國	罵
simp. (国骂)		国	骂

Etymology

From On "Ta ma de!", an article by Lu Xun.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guómà

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ maa⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guómà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guómà
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-ma⁴
    • Yale: gwó-mà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwomah
    • Palladius: гома (goma)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ mä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ maa⁶
    • Yale: gwok mah
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ maa⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ ma⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ maː²²/

Noun

國罵

1. the "national swear": the interjection 他媽的／他妈的 (tāmāde).