How to Say ‘screw you’ in Traditional Chinese
去你的
qù nǐ de
[chyoo nee duh]
💬 Usage Tip: [去你的] literally starts with [去] "go," but as a set phrase it works like a curse, not a real direction. You'll also hear the same pattern in [去你的吧], which sounds even more dismissive.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [去你的] is rude, but often less explosive than the strongest swear words. In Taiwan it can sound like angry dismissal or fed-up sarcasm.
Phrase Breakdown
去
qù
[chyoo]
go / screw
This word literally means go; in this phrase it forms a rude expression similar to screw that.
他聽完只回了一句「去你的」。
After hearing it, he only replied, 'Screw you.'
你
nǐ
[nee]
you / your
This pronoun means you; it targets the other person in the insult.
他聽完只回了一句「去你的」。
After hearing it, he only replied, 'Screw you.'
的
de
[duh]
particle
A particle that completes the phrase in this fixed rude expression.
他聽完只回了一句「去你的」。
After hearing it, he only replied, 'Screw you.'
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