賤骨頭

賤骨頭

Chinese

		inexpensive; lowly	bone; character; personal quality
trad. (賤骨頭)		賤	骨頭
simp. (贱骨头)		贱	骨头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàngǔtou, jiàngútou

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin⁶ gwat¹ tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiàngǔtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannguu.tou
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: jiàngútou
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianngwu.tou
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin⁶ gwat¹ tau⁴
    • Yale: jihn gwāt tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin⁶ gwat⁷ tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin⁶ gued¹ teo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn²² kʷɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Noun

賤骨頭

1. (derogatory, term of abuse) one who has no respect or sense of shame for oneself; miserable wretch; worthless bastard
2. (derogatory or humorous) one who willingly puts oneself through difficulty and hardship