王八羔子

Chinese

		tortoise; turtle; cuckold	newborn lamb; baby sheep; the young of certain animals
trad. (王八羔子)		王八	羔子
simp. #(王八羔子)		王八	羔子
alternative forms		忘八羔子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wángbagāozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ baat³ gou¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wángbagāozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wángbågaozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: wang²-pa⁵-kao¹-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: wáng-ba-gāu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangbagau.tzy
    • Palladius: ванбагаоцзы (vanbagaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ b̥ä³ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ baat³ gou¹ zi²
    • Yale: wòhng baat gōu jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ baat⁸ gou¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ bad³ gou¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ paːt̚³ kou̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

王八羔子

1. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive, term of abuse) bastard; son of a bitch

   • 賊不逢好死的淫婦！王八羔子！我的孩子和你有甚冤仇？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     贼不逢好死的淫妇！王八羔子！我的孩子和你有甚冤仇？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE

     Zéi bù féng hǎosǐ de yínfù! Wángbāgāozǐ! Wǒ de háizǐ hé nǐ yǒu shèn yuānchóu? [Pinyin]

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   • 若有句虛言，就是個忘八羔子。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     若有句虚言，就是个忘八羔子。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《施公案》第一二八回

     Ruò yǒu jù xūyán, jiù shì ge wàngbāgāozǐ. [Pinyin]

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References

• “王八羔子”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.