How to Say ‘Damn it!’ in Simplified Chinese
该死的!
gāi sǐ de
[gāisǐ de]
🇨🇳 In China: This sounds more like a translated movie line than everyday speech. In real life people are more likely to blurt out 我靠 or 真倒霉 "such bad luck".
Phrase Breakdown
该死
gāi sǐ
[gāisǐ]
damn; damned
An exclamation of anger or frustration; literally 'deserving to die'.
这该死的天气!
This damn weather!
的
de
[de]
(adjective/emphatic particle)
Marks a descriptive word before a noun, or ends an exclamation for emphasis.
真是够烦的!
It's really annoying!
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