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'''Mandarin Chinese profanity''' consists of many slang words and insults involving sex. | '''Mandarin Chinese profanity''' consists of many slang words and insults involving sex. | ||
While many offensive words and expletives involve insulting someone's mother, it is also common to show contempt by scorning another person's ancestors. Other Mandarin insults accuse people of not being human. Unlike English, Mandarin words for excrement or | While many offensive words and expletives involve insulting someone's mother, it is also common to show contempt by scorning another person's ancestors. Other Mandarin insults accuse people of not being human. Unlike English, Mandarin words for excrement or [[fecal matter]] are less commonly used in slang and insults. Also, there are few parallels to English's blasphemous phrases, such as "God damn it". | ||
In the Wikipedia article, unless otherwise noted, the traditional variant will follow the simplified variant if it is different. | In the Wikipedia article, unless otherwise noted, the traditional variant will follow the simplified variant if it is different. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:23, 7 April 2025
Mandarin Chinese profanity consists of many slang words and insults involving sex.
While many offensive words and expletives involve insulting someone's mother, it is also common to show contempt by scorning another person's ancestors. Other Mandarin insults accuse people of not being human. Unlike English, Mandarin words for excrement or fecal matter are less commonly used in slang and insults. Also, there are few parallels to English's blasphemous phrases, such as "God damn it".
In the Wikipedia article, unless otherwise noted, the traditional variant will follow the simplified variant if it is different.
- More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Mandarin_Chinese_profanity ]
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