How to Say ‘son of a bitch’ in Traditional Chinese
狗娘養的
gǒu niáng yǎng de
[goh nyahng yahng duh]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [狗娘養的] is very strong and very aggressive. This is the kind of insult that sounds like a real fight, not casual venting.
Phrase Breakdown
狗娘
gǒu niáng
[goh nyahng]
dog-mother
Part of a very offensive insult; this first part literally refers to a dog mother and contributes to the abusive phrase.
他氣得罵出「狗娘養的」，場面很難看。
He angrily shouted 'gǒu niáng yǎng de,' and the scene became ugly.
養
yǎng
[yahng]
raise / raised
In this insult, this character helps form the idea of someone being raised in a contemptuous way.
他氣得罵出「狗娘養的」，場面很難看。
He angrily shouted 'gǒu niáng yǎng de,' and the scene became ugly.
的
de
[duh]
-one / possessive particle
A grammatical particle here used as part of a fixed insulting phrase.
他氣得罵出「狗娘養的」，場面很難看。
He angrily shouted 'gǒu niáng yǎng de,' and the scene became ugly.
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