耍流氓

Chinese

		play with; to juggle	hooligan; scumbag; scoundrel hooligan; scumbag; scoundrel; hooliganism
trad. (耍流氓)		耍	流氓
simp. #(耍流氓)		耍	流氓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǎ liúmáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǎ liúmáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuǎ lióumáng
    • Wade–Giles: shua³ liu²-mang²
    • Yale: shwǎ lyóu-máng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoa lioumang
    • Palladius: шуа люман (šua ljuman)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

Verb

耍流氓

1. to behave like a hooligan; to act in a dirty or indecent manner

   不以結婚為目的的戀愛都是耍流氓。 [MSC, trad.]
   不以结婚为目的的恋爱都是耍流氓。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bù yǐ jiéhūn wéi mùdì de liàn'ài dōu shì shuǎliúmáng. [Pinyin]

   All love relationships lacking the intention of progressing to marriage are acts of hooliganism. (common saying)