(tā mā de) - damn it, bloody hell (vulgar) in Mandarin
tāmādeTraditional: 他媽的
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Translation
damn it, bloody hell (vulgar)
Word origin
A vulgar fixed phrase: 他 (tā) 'he', 媽 (mā) 'mother' and the particle 的 (de). 他 pairs the 亻(person) radical with 也; 媽 has the 女 (woman) radical with 馬 (mǎ) as phonetic; 的 marks possession. Together they form a common expletive.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 他 (tā, he) + 媽 (mā, mother: 女 woman + 馬 phonetic) + 的 (de, particle)
Stroke order
他
妈
的
Examples
，霉！
Damn it, what bad luck!
，！
Bloody hell, it's too hard!
骂句。
He cursed with that expletive.
，雨！
Bloody hell, it is raining again!
，。
Damn it, I forgot to bring the keys.
他妈的 (tā mā de) means damn it, bloody hell (vulgar). It is used as a interjection in everyday Mandarin speech.
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