王八
wáng bā
Pinyin

Definition

王八
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wáng bā
  1. tortoise
  2. cuckold
  3. (old) male owner of a brothel
  4. pimp

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

八
bā
  1. 1 eight
  2. 2 8
十八
shí bā
  1. 1 eighteen
  2. 2 18
女王
nǚ wáng
  1. 1 queen
王
Wáng
  1. 1 surname Wang
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king

Idioms (20)

七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

Sample Sentences

那个王八蛋撞了我的车。
nàge wángbādàn zhuàng le wǒ de chē 。
That bastard hit my car.
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不为什么？我爸姓魏，我当然也姓魏啊，哪来什么为什么？你姓高？你爸姓王吧（王八）？
bù wèishénme ？wǒ bà xìng Wèi ，wǒ dāngrán yě xìng Wèi ā ，nǎ lái shénme wèishénme ？nǐ xìng Gāo ？nǐ bà xìng Wáng ba （wángba ）？
No reason. My dad's surname was Wei, so of course my surname is Wei. What do you mean why? Is your surname Gao? But you're dad's is Wang, right? (Wang ba; homonym for "wangba" short for "wangbadan" or bastard)
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谁不知道你姓王，王八的王。
shéi bù zhīdào nǐ xìng Wáng ，wángba de Wáng 。
Everyone knows your name is Wang, Wang the jerk.
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啊？这个王八蛋！！
ǎ ？zhè ge wángbādàn ！！
Huh? That bastard!
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