肏 (cào) — (vulgar) to fuck, to have sex with

Definition

Highly vulgar Chinese verb for sexual intercourse — much stronger than 性交 and considered obscene in nearly all contexts. Almost always appears in profanity like 肏你妈 ('fuck your mother') or graphic speech, not neutral writing.

noun
(vulgar) to fuckto have sex with

Examples

  • “肏”，。
    Tā mà le yí jù "cào nǐ mā", rán hòu zǒu le.
    He cursed 'fuck your mother' and then left.
  • 肏，。
    Tā hē zuì hòu xiǎng cào tā, dàn bèi tā jù jué le.
    He got drunk and wanted to fuck her, but she rejected him.
  • 肏。
    Tā mǎn nǎo zi zhī xiǎng zhe cào nǚ rén.
    He only thinks about fucking women.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape combines 入, meaning enter, with 肉, meaning flesh.

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