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咒骂 (zhòu mà) — to curse, to verbally abuse, to revile

Definition

A strong, formal verb meaning to curse or revile someone with harsh language. 骂 is the everyday general word for 'to scold/curse'; 咒骂 is more literary and implies sustained, malevolent verbal abuse.

verb
to curseto verbally abuseto revile

Examples

  • 咒骂。
    Tā fèn nù dì zhòu mà nà ge piàn zi.
    He angrily cursed that swindler.
  • 咒骂。
    Bié zài gōng gòng chǎng suǒ suí yì zhòu mà bié rén.
    Don't casually curse others in public places.
  • 咒骂。
    Tā yīn wèi shuō zhēn huà ér zāo dào zhòng rén de zhòu mà.
    She was reviled by the crowd for telling the truth.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

咒zhòucurse
骂màscold

咒 is curse, and 骂 is scold; the two actions are parallel, giving the idea of verbally abusing someone.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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