How to Say ‘damn it’ in Traditional Chinese
可惡
kě è
[kuh oo]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [可惡] is a relatively safe frustration word in Taiwan and often targets the situation, not a person. It can sound dramatic, but it's much less vulgar than words like [幹] or [媽的].
Phrase Breakdown
可惡
kě è
[kuh oo]
damn / hateful
An exclamation showing anger or annoyance, similar to damn or how awful.
可惡，又差一點就成功了。
Damn, I was just a little bit away from succeeding again.
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