Kilo Lingo

(hún dàn) - bastard, scoundrel (vulgar insult) in Mandarin

húndàn

Traditional: 混蛋

Line drawing of 混蛋
Coloured illustration of 混蛋
HSK 6
#383 of 5,000 Core 1000

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

Stroke order for 混

Stroke order for 蛋

Examples

That scoundrel cheated me!

Stop being a bastard.

He is a scoundrel.

That scoundrel tricked me.

Do not bother with such a swine.

混蛋 (hún dàn) - bastard, scoundrel (vulgar insult).

Where this fits

Used in

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

Mandarin · Free printables

混蛋: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Mandarin word "混蛋" (bastard, scoundrel (vulgar insult)): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 8.