(hún dàn) - bastard, scoundrel (vulgar insult) in Mandarin
húndànTraditional: 混蛋
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Translation
bastard, scoundrel (vulgar insult)
Word origin
混蛋 is a vulgar insult, literally 'muddled egg': 混 (hún, 'to mix, muddled', with 氵the water radical) plus 蛋 (dàn, 'egg'). 蛋 combines 疋 over 虫 (insect/creature).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 混 (hún, muddled: 氵water + 昆 phonetic) + 蛋 (dàn, egg)
Stroke order
混
蛋
Examples
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That scoundrel cheated me!
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Stop being a bastard.
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He is a scoundrel.
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That scoundrel tricked me.
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Do not bother with such a swine.
混蛋 (hún dàn) - bastard, scoundrel (vulgar insult).
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