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浑蛋 (hún dàn) — bastard, jerk, asshole (vulgar noun)

Definition

Vulgar insult meaning 'bastard / jerk / asshole'. Same word as 混蛋 — 浑 is just a simpler-character variant of 混 used here.

noun
bastardjerkasshole (vulgar noun)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 浑蛋。
    Bié gēn nà ge hún dàn shuō huà.
    Don't talk to that bastard.
  • 浑蛋，。
    Tā zhēn shì gè hún dàn, bǎ péng you de qián dōu piàn zǒu le.
    He's really a jerk; he swindled all his friend's money.
  • 浑蛋？
    Nǐ mà shuí shì hún dàn?
    Who are you calling a bastard?

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.

浑húnmuddy
蛋dànegg

The muddy 浑 with 蛋, an egg, forms a vulgar insult.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 渾; 浑 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐriver
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn渾hún
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 渾 pairs 氵 (river) with 軍 to give the sound; the simplified 浑 is a later shorthand, and its right side is not the historical component.

Open 浑 →

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
虫虫chóngsnake, insect
Sound part声符shēngfú
延
延yán蛋dàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 蛋, the lower part 虫 is a snake or insect, and the upper part is a shortened 延 giving the sound for 'egg'.

Open 蛋 →
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