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谩骂 (màn mà) — to hurl abuse at, to revile, to vituperate

Definition

A strong, written-form verb meaning to hurl sustained abuse or vituperate — heavier and more formal than everyday 骂 ('to scold/curse'). Typically used for public or ongoing verbal attacks, not a single outburst.

verb
to hurl abuse atto revileto vituperate

Examples

  • 谩骂。
    Tā zài wǎng shàng duì bié rén jìn xíng rén shēn màn mà.
    He engaged in personal abuse against others online.
  • 谩骂，。
    Shuāng fāng zài biàn lùn zhōng hù xiāng màn mà, chǎng miàn shí fēn jī liè.
    The two sides hurled abuse at each other during the debate, and the scene was very intense.
  • 谩骂。
    Zhè zhǒng gōng kāi màn mà de xíng wéi yán zhòng yǐng xiǎng le shè huì fēng qì.
    This kind of public vituperation seriously harms social atmosphere.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

谩màninsult
骂màscold

谩 and 骂 both express verbal abuse, so the word means to revile or hurl insults.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 罵; 骂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
网网wǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
馬
馬mǎ罵mà
Same sound today

The traditional form 罵 uses 网 (a net) for the meaning and 馬 for the sound; the simplified 骂 is a later shorthand.

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