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  2. Cantonese profanity - Wikipedia

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    Lan (𡳞 or Chinese: 𨶙; Jyutping: lan2), more commonly idiomatically written as 撚 lan, is another vulgar word that means penis. [1] Similar to gau, this word is also usually used as an adverb. lan yeung (𡳞樣 or 撚樣) can be loosely translated as "dickface". [7] Euphemisms includes 懶 laan (lazy) or 能 nang (able to).

  3. Mandarin Chinese profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese word for bird "niǎo"(鸟) was pronounced as "diǎo" in ancient times, which rhymes with (屌) meaning penis or sexual organ. [15] It also sounds the same as "penis" in several Chinese dialects. Thus, bird is often associated with 'fuck', 'penis' or 'nonsense': wǒ niǎo nǐ (Chinese: 我鳥你) = I give a shit about you (Beijing ...

  4. Japanese profanity - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese culture, social hierarchy plays a significant role in the way someone speaks to the various people they interact with on a day-to-day basis. [5] Choice on level of speech, politeness, body language and appropriate content is assessed on a situational basis, [6] and intentional misuse of these social cues can be offensive to the listener in conversation.

  5. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  6. Hokkien profanity - Wikipedia

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    Kan (Chinese: 姦; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàn), literally meaning fuck, is the most common but grossly vulgar profanity in Hokkien. It's sometimes also written as 幹. It is considered to be the national swear word in Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Used in a manner similar to the English word fuck, kan can express dismay, disgrace, and disapproval ...

  7. Gweilo - Wikipedia

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    Gweilo or gwailou (Chinese: 鬼佬; Cantonese Yale: gwáilóu, pronounced [kʷɐ̌i lǒu] ⓘ) is a common Cantonese slang term for Westerners.In the absence of modifiers, it refers to white people and has a history of racially deprecatory and pejorative use.

  8. Korean profanity - Wikipedia

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    A noun used to derogatorily refer to any general person. The word, when not used as a profanity, is used to describe a young of an animal; 씨발; ssibal: Adjective (similar to "fucking") or interjection ("fuck!"). The word originates from an archaic verb 씹하다 which originally meant "to have sex" 엠창; emchang: Interjection. "Your mother ...

  9. Ching chong - Wikipedia

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    The premise of the parody was using the words "ching" and "chong" to mimic the awards show. [9] Branding the segment as demeaning and racist, several Asian American organizations threatened to ask advertisers to withdraw their support from the show if the station did not issue an apology.