狗屁 (gǒu pì) — bullshit; nonsense (vulgar) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A vulgar noun meaning 'bullshit, utter nonsense' — used to dismiss something as worthless or false (speech, writing, ideas). Stronger and cruder than words like 胡说 or 废话.

noun

bullshitnonsense (vulgar)

Examples

狗屁，。
Tā de huà quán shì gǒu pì, bié xìn.
Everything he said is bullshit — don't believe it.
狗屁？
Nǐ xiě de zhè shì shén me gǒu pì wén zhāng?
What kind of bullshit article is this that you wrote?
狗屁，。
Tā zài huì shàng luàn fàng gǒu pì, dà jiā dōu tīng bú xià qù le.
He was spouting bullshit at the meeting, and everyone couldn't stand listening anymore.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

狗 adds a sense of worthlessness and 屁 means fart, so the word means nonsense.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

句

句jù狗gǒu

Same sound today

狗 combines 犬, meaning dog, with 句, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

尸比屁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

尸尸shībody

Sound part声符shēngfú

比

比bǐ屁pì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

屁 pairs 尸, a body-related mark, with 比, which gives its sound.

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