How to Say ‘Screw you!’ in Traditional Chinese
去你的！
qù nǐ de
[qù nǐ de]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Despite the English, it's fairly mild and often playful, like 'oh, get outta here!' after teasing.
Phrase Breakdown
去
qù
[qù]
screw (you); away with
In this rude expression it dismisses someone angrily, roughly 'to hell with'.
去你的，我才不信！
Screw you, I don't believe it!
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
的
de
[de]
(filler particle)
Here a sentence-final particle completing the set phrase, adding emphasis rather than possession.
去你的吧！
Get out of here!
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