三八

三八

Chinese

		three	eight
trad. (三八)		三	八
simp. #(三八)		三	八

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānbā

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ baat³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-pat
• Min Nan (POJ): sam-pat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānbā
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanba
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-pa¹
    • Yale: sān-bā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanba
    • Palladius: саньба (sanʹba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ baat³
    • Yale: sāam baat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ baat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ bad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-pat
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam´ bad`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ bad⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ pat̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-pat
    • Tâi-lô: sam-pat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sampad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ pat̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²/

Etymology 1

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Adjective

三八

1. (derogatory, of a woman, originally Min Nan) nosy; gossipy; impetuous; rash; indecent; immodest; shameless; unreasonable; frivolous; unprincipled; foolish; stupid

Noun

三八

1. (derogatory) spiteful or unpleasant woman; bitch; slut

Derived terms

三八之 三八人 三八大獃 三八期 三八查某

三八猴 死三八 臭三八 三八氣／三八气 三八話／三八话

Proper noun

三八

1. (～節, ～婦女節) 8th of March, International Women's Day