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  2. Mandarin Chinese profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Traditional Chinese characters for the word huài dàn (坏蛋/壞蛋), a Mandarin Chinese profanity meaning, literally, "bad egg" Profanity in Mandarin Chinese most commonly involves sexual references and scorn of the object's ancestors, especially their mother. Other Mandarin insults accuse people of not being human.

  3. Profanity in science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Battis also notes that Firefly used a similar strategy, by using Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese for all profanities, also using the word gorram as a replacement for god damn, a phrase usually considered blasphemous. [5] Likewise, dialogue in Battlestar Galactica is liberally peppered with the word frak ('fuck'). [6]

  4. Category:Profanity by language - Wikipedia

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  5. Hokkien profanity - Wikipedia

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    Kan (Chinese: 姦; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàn), literally meaning fuck, is the most common but grossly vulgar profanity in Hokkien. It's sometimes also written as 幹. It is considered to be the national swear word in Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Used in a manner similar to the English word fuck, kan can express dismay, disgrace, and disapproval ...

  6. Chinese slang - Wikipedia

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    Chinese slang may refer to: Mandarin Chinese profanity; Cantonese profanity; Diu (Cantonese) Chinese Internet slang This page was last edited on 2 ...

  7. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2011 December 22

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    Firefly question (requires a near native Mandarin speaker who is also a sci-fi fan) [ edit ] I've just finished watching Firefly (TV series) for the first time from beginning to end to see what all the hype was about.

  8. Homophonic puns in Standard Chinese - Wikipedia

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    Shortening words and phrases is a common and often necessary practice for internet chat and especially SMS text messages in any language. Speakers of Mandarin Chinese have also developed conventional abbreviations for commonly used words. Some of these are based on homophony or near-homophony. [12]

  9. List of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...