Hokkien profanity

Profanity
Profanities of Taiwanese Hokkien in Japanese ruled era
Hàn-jī	垃圾話
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Lap-sap-ōe / Lah-sap-ōe
Tâi-lô	lap-sap-uē / lah-sap-uē

Profanities of Taiwanese Hokkien Japanese ruled era

Hokkien is one of the largest language group worldwide. Chinese dialects are languages in their own right, unlike dialects of Indo-European languages, and are not readily mutually intelligible. The main reason why they have not historically been accorded language status is that they have no extensive literary tradition apart from opera librettos. Many dialect words have not been assigned a standardised Chinese character to represent them. Thus, it is almost impossible to find these common expressions in any form of literature despite the popularity of their use in everyday life for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Many regard Hokkien as having the highest frequency of crude expressions in daily conversation, a characteristic which lends it a unique flavour.

Most frequently F-word

• Kàn (姦)- to fuck. Expressions:
  • "Kàn ni na-bu chhau chi-bai"; often abbreviated to "kàn ni na-bu" or simply "kàn ni na"- the most notoriously popular Hokkien expletive meaning "fuck your mother's smelly cunt". Amazingly not considered very rude in Singapore by rough-edged young male and female Hokkiens popularly known as Ah Bengs & Ah Lians respectively and often interjected in passing, more to express frustration than anger, into perfectly normal social discourse. However, an average Chinese Singaporean would consider it to be extremely vulgar. Some would advise that these are the words that will be referred to the respective authorities (case by case basis).
  • "Sio kàn" - to fuck
  • "Tioh kàn" (着幹)- to get fucked
  • "Hiong kàn/hong kàn" - expression used in anger, meaning "go get fucked!"
• Chi-bai - vagina; cunt
• Chao-chee-bai - smelly vagina
• Phuh - to fuck
• Ni (奶)- breast

C-word (Cock)

• Lān-chiáu (門+能 鳥) - penis; also used as an expression to indicate incredulity, as in the English "Bullshit!". Expressions:
  • Kóng lān-chiáu oe (講 門+能 鳥 話) - to talk rubbish
  • Khoà sim-mih lān-chiáu? (看 甚麼 門+能 鳥) - "What the hell are you looking at?"
• Lān-pha - scrotum; also used as an expression to indicate incredulity, as in the English "Bollocks!"
• Lān-hút - testes; used in a similar way as the above examples.

Not so vulgar

• Khha-chhng (尻川) - buttocks or anus
• Kha-chhng khang (尻川孔) - anus; arsehole
• Phah chhíu-chhèng (打手槍)- literally 'to fire a hand-gun'; slang for male masturbation
• Bôa (磨)- literally 'to rub' or 'to grind'. Slang for 'having sex', the imagery being two bodies rubbing against each other.
• Teh - literally 'to squeeze' or 'to lie on something'. Slang for 'fuck'. Expression:
  • "li hor lang teh" (you let yourself get (squeezed).
• Se - literally 'to whack'. Slang for 'fuck'. Expression:
  • "li hor lang se" (you let yourself get fucked).
• Kā (咬) - literally 'to bite'; slang for fellatio. Expression:
  • "lan chiao li ka" (suck my cock), used in anger as in "up yours!"
• Khàm (蓋)- literally 'to cover'; slang for fellatio. Expression:
  • "khàm lān" (蓋 門+能) (stupid cock).
• Chhīu-ni (樹柅) - literally 'rubber'; slang for condom

List of Hokkien profanities

Hokkien profanities
– Chi-bai –
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Hàn-jī	literal meaning	English translation	Notes
chi-bai	膣屄	cunt
chhàu chi-bai	臭膣屄	smelly cunt
– Kàn –
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Hàn-jī	literal meaning	English translation	Notes
kàn	姦	to fuck
kàn lín chó͘-má	姦恁祖媽	to fuck your grandmother
kàn lín lāu-bú	姦恁老母	to fuck your mother
kàn lín lāu-bú chhàu chi-bai	姦恁老母臭膣屄	to fuck your mother's smelly cunt
kàn lín lāu-su	姦恁老師	to fuck your teacher
kàn lín niâ	姦恁娘	to fuck your mother
kàn lín niâ chhàu chi-bai	姦恁娘臭膣屄	to fuck your mother's smelly cunt
tio̍h-kàn	著姦	to be fucked		The prefix 著 (tioh8) implies passive.
– Khàu –
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Hàn-jī	literal meaning	English translation	Notes
khàu	哭	to cry
khàu iau	哭枵	to cry for hunger		哭 (khau3) means to cry, and 枵 (iau1) means hunger.
khàu pē	哭父	to cry for father		哭 (khau3) means to cry, and 父 (pe7) means father.
– Lān –
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Hàn-jī	literal meaning	English translation	Notes
lān	卵	male reproductive system
lān-chiáu	卵鳥	penis	bullshit
lān-hu̍t(-á)	卵核(-仔)	testes	bullshit
lān-pha	卵葩	scrotum	bollocks
lān-sîn	卵神	the god of penis	lazy man
ōe hó͘ lān	畫虎卵	to draw the tiger's penis	boast
– Siâu –
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Hàn-jī	literal meaning	English translation	Notes
siâu	潲	semen
chia̍h siâu	食潲	to eat semen	no way
gê-siâu	㤉潲
gia̍t-siâu	孽潲		be naughty
hau-siâu	嘐潲		boast	For example, Mái thiaⁿ i teh hau-siâu! (Don't believe what he says!).
siáⁿ-siâu	啥潲		what	For example, Lí sī teh kóng siáⁿ-siâu hannh?! (What are you talking about?!).
soe-siâu	衰潲		be unlucky	For example, Kin-á-ji̍t chin soe-siâu! (It's an unlucky day!).
chhap-siâu	插潲		to care about	For example, Mái kā i chhap-siâu lah! (Don't care about it!).
– Others –
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Hàn-jī	literal meaning	English translation	Notes
kha-chhng	尻川	ass	buttocks or anus
lín chó͘-má	恁祖媽	your grandmother	first personal pronoun	Used by female speakers as a rude modality, see Hokkien pronouns.
lín niâ	恁娘	your mother
lín pē	恁父	your father	first personal pronoun	Used by male speakers as a rude modality, see Hokkien pronouns.
tio̍h-kâu	著猴	be monkey-like	to become crazy