chǒu huà
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  • 1

    n.vulgar/coarse/harsh/foul language (or words); vulgarism; scandal; scandalous gossip; abusive words

    • chǒu huà bù kān rù ěr

      丑话不堪入耳

      Foul language is intolerable.

    • zhè zhǒng chǒu huà tīng bù jìn qù

      丑话进去

      This sort of vulgar language is repulsive to the ear.

    • wǒ bǎ chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou chū le wèn tí nǐ kě děi fù zé

      丑话前头问题负责

      I must tell you bluntly that should anything go wrong you will be held responsible.

  • 2

    n.blunt language; offensive words; blunt words (to remind or warn somebody)

    • rén men xiǎng de dào zhè lì zi jiù huì gù yì qù shān xià mà chǒu huà yù bèi jiǎn lì zi

      人们想得到栗子故意丑话预备栗子

      So when people wanted those chestnuts, they'd go to the foot of the hill and curse the monkeys, then wait to pick up the chestnuts.