狗血

狗血

Chinese

		dog	blood
simp. and trad. (狗血)		狗	血

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǒuxuè, gǒuxuě, gǒuxiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² hyut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǒuxuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooushiueh
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕɥ̯œ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǒuxuě [Phonetic: góuxuě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goousheue
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǒuxiě [Phonetic: góuxiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooushiie
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² hyut³
    • Yale: gáu hyut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² hyt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² hüd³
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ hyːt̚³/

Noun

狗血

1. dog's blood

Derived terms

灑狗血／洒狗血 狗血噴臉／狗血喷脸

狗血噴頭／狗血喷头 狗血淋頭／狗血淋头

Adjective

狗血

1. (neologism, figuratively, usually of a story) nonsensical, exaggerated, inconceivable, clumsy or clichéd (to the point it has become farcical and somewhat amusing)

   狗血的劇情 / 狗血的剧情  ―  gǒuxuè de jùqíng  ―  campy drama plot

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (狗血):

• → Vietnamese: cẩu huyết (狗血)