畜生 (chù sheng) — domestic animal, livestock; brute, beast (strong insult)
Definition
Literally 'domestic animal / livestock' (农畜、家畜), but now mostly used as a strong insult ('beast, brute') for a cruel or vile person — very rude, avoid in formal writing.
noun
domestic animallivestockbrutebeast (strong insult)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 畜生，。Nóng mín zài yuàn zi lǐ yǎng le yì xiē chù sheng, bǐ rú zhū hé jī.The farmer keeps some domestic animals in the yard, such as pigs and chickens.
- ，畜生！Nǐ jìng rán zuò chū zhè zhǒng shì, zhēn shì chù sheng bù rú!You actually did something like this — you're worse than a beast!
- 畜生，。Zhè xiē chù sheng suī rán bú huì shuō huà, dàn yě néng gǎn shòu dào rén de shàn yì.Though these creatures can't speak, they can still feel human kindness.
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