他媽的

See also: 他妈的

Chinese

	he; him; other	mother; mama	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (他媽的)	他	媽	的
simp. (他妈的)	他	妈	的
alternative forms	TMD tmd

Etymology

Etymology unclear. Literally: "his mother's". Possibly an abbreviated form of 肏他媽的屄／肏他妈的屄 (“fuck his mother's vagina”), a profanity phrase which is circumlocutory for 肏你媽的屄／肏你妈的屄 (“fuck your mother's vagina”), with the initial and final profanity characters omitted.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tāmāde

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄚㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taa¹ maa¹ dik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tāmāde
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄚㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tamade̊
  - Wade–Giles: tʻa¹-ma¹-tê⁵
  - Yale: tā-mā-de
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tamha.de
  - Palladius: тамадэ (tamadɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵ d̥ə²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taa¹ maa¹ dik¹
  - Yale: tā mā dīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taa¹ maa¹ dik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ta¹ ma¹ dig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

Phrase

他媽的

(Mandarin, vulgar) fuck; fucking; up yours
你他媽的。／你他妈的。 ― Nǐ tāmāde. ― Fuck you.

「咣啷」一聲他把刀叉扔到桌上，罵道：「這飯真他媽難吃。」 [MSC, trad.]
「咣啷」一声他把刀叉扔到桌上，骂道：「这饭真他妈难吃。」 [MSC, simp.]
“Guānglāng” yī shēng tā bǎ dāochā rēng dào zhuō shàng, mà dào: “Zhè fàn zhēn tāmā nánchī.” [Pinyin]
"Bang." He threw the cutlery onto the table, and swore, "This food is fucking shit."

肏，才給五塊，你他媽的太摳門了吧。 [MSC, trad.]
肏，才给五块，你他妈的太抠门了吧。 [MSC, simp.]
Cào, cái gěi wǔ kuài, nǐ tāmāde tài kōumén le ba. [Pinyin]
Fuck, only five dollars. You are so fucking stingy.

我才他媽的不在乎呢。 [MSC, trad.]
我才他妈的不在乎呢。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ cái tāmāde bù zàihu ne. [Pinyin]
I don't fucking care.
- 他媽的，坐完車不給錢，您說是什麼人頭兒！ [MSC, trad.]
  他妈的，坐完车不给钱，您说是什么人头儿！ [MSC, simp.]
  From: 鲁迅《坟·论“他妈的”》
  Tāmāde, zuò wán chē bù gěi qián, nín shuō shì shénme réntóur! [Pinyin]
  Fuck. Not paying after taking a ride. What kind of person is this!

Related terms

媽的／妈的 (māde), 他媽／他妈 (tāmā)

他媽的

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