(gǒu shǐ) - dog mess, rubbish (vulgar) in Mandarin
gǒushǐTraditional: 狗屎
Translation
dog mess, rubbish (vulgar)
Word origin
A compound of 狗 (gǒu, dog) and 屎 (shǐ, faeces), literally dog faeces, used both literally and as a coarse word for worthless nonsense. The character 屎 combines the body radical 尸 with 米 (rice).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 狗 (gǒu, dog) + 屎 (shǐ, faeces)
Stroke order
狗
屎
Examples
，踩。
Careful, do not step in the dog mess.
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Everything he says is rubbish.
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There is dog mess all over the park.
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This plan is utter rubbish.
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Please clean up after your dog.
狗屎 (gǒu shǐ) means dog mess, and as slang it means rubbish or nonsense. It is used both literally and as a coarse insult.
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