Rim world speech
- Truncate the "g" for "ing" words in spelling (final velar nasals become alveolar in speech) ("schoolin'")
- Pepper with slang adjectives.
- Double negatives. ("It don't mean nothin' out here.")
- Using odd words and word forms in phrases.
- Use "don't" instead of "doesn't."
- Ain't.
- Odd Words: druther, yonder, dang, plumb, right smart.
- Prefixing "a" on gerunds ("a-runnin'").
- No -ly on adverbs from adjectives. ("She described the plan real simple. That job's awful hard to do.")
- Irregular verbs default to third person singular. ("We was goin' there. He got none of that.")
- Malformed verbs. ("He growed up real good. He come by here last night. I seen it with my own eyes. He done run off again.")
A few examples...
- "Looks like we got us some imminent violence."
- "We got no short of ugly ridin' in on us."
- "I'm just feeling kind of truthsome right now."
- "We're in some peril here."
- "We just need a small crew, them as feel the need to be free."
- "This here's a recipe for unpleasantness."
- "I'm shocked my own self."
- "We'll be there directly."
- "But she does have an oddness to her."
Slang
Frontier life
- All-fired
- Completely. ("Where'd she go gettin' all-fired jealous 'bout this?")
- Awful, Dreadful, Mighty, Plumb, Powerful
- Adjectives for emphasis. ("Gettin' awful crowded in my sky.")
- Bang-up
- Great. ("They did a bang-up job.")
- Bughouse
- Mental hospital.
- Git
- Go away.
- Ornery
- Stubborn, not passive.
- Peck
- A large amount.
- Preacher
- Anyone religious.
- Run afoul
- To get into trouble with.
- Shindig
- A party, usually with dancing.
- Shiny
- Good or valuable.
- Size someone up
- Judge how tough they are or what their intentions might be.
Sly
- Frontier Slang for gay or homosexual.
- Tetchy
- Sensitive or complaining.
Spacefaring
- Atmo
- Atmosphere, as in to "leave atmo."
- The black
- Space.
- Clean your housing
- To give a thorough beating (as in a spaceship's engine housing).
- Feds, Federals
- Members of the Alliance, its military, law enforcement, or functionaries.
- Go to blackout
- Shut down power on the ship to avoid detection.
- On the drift
- In space without fuel unable to travel.
- Reavers
- Madmen who live on the edges of civilized space, flying dangerous ships and preying on other space vessels.
- The Rim
- Frontier planets, not the core.
- The 'Verse
- Inhabited space or the universe.
- Being buzzed
- Sensors from another ship are actively sweeping you.
Underworld
- Doxy
- Prostitute.
- Drops
- Illegal, addictive, narcotic drugs.
- Second story job
- Breaking and entering robbery.
- Scratch
- Valuables.
- The goods
- Loot.
- Went south
- Problems appeared, the plan fell apart.
- Tonic
- Amateur or illegal alcoholic drink.
- Bushwhack
- Ambush.
- Footpad
- Pickpocket thief in a town.
- Hornswoggle
- To trick someone.
- On the dodge
- Wanted by the police.
Technical
- Advocate
- A lawyer.
- Cortex
- Widespread information network.
- Genseed
- Genetically engineered crop seeds used on freshly terraformed worlds.
- Skyplex
- Orbital city or space station.
- Wave
- A communication: text, audio, video, or holographic.
Chinese phrases
The Chinese that became one of the two primary tongues of the 'Verse was originally known as Mandarin - China's official language. Mandarin, or Pekingese, is a dialect once spoken in that country's northern part, primarily around the Beijing city. The other major Chinese dialect was Cantonese, spoken down south in the Canton Province. Way back in the Earth-That-Was days, the Chinese foul actually went through a brouhaha as to which of the two tongues to make official. Though no blood was shed far as we know, it was a verbal civil war. North vs. South fought with volleys of dead-waking hollers over the virtues of their respective cant.
Obviously in the end Mandarin won out. So instead of yat zeu, people shout chui se to tell folks to go to hell.
Chinese is a very different tongue than English, and is difficult for those who don't pick it up in the earliest years. Traditional Chinese has four inflections, five if you count the fifth, "soft" one. You best enunciate each just right or you might have folk scratching their head, wondering why you're so upset about losing a shoe when you're really trying to alert them of a man overboard.
We said traditional, because in the 26th century we go by New Chinese. Like English where new words constantly replace the old and nobody utters the Earth-That-Was slang, Chinese got a makeover too. The progression of humans into a bilingual community evolved the original language into a strip-downed version. The main languages, Chinese and English, each have certain subjects and ideas it can express more efficiently. Over time, folks figured out what they are and started replacing different parts of speech with whichever language that related their thoughts the best. A doctor in the 26th century wouldn't hope to explain chi flow in English, for instance, any more than a control station would give docking instructions in Chinese.
Words and phrases became further streamlined—curmudgeon sticklers would say "corrupted." But only those reared in true Old Chinese-speaking households would complain, and the accessibility made it much easier for lower-class folk of English-speaking heritage.
- Jung J'wohn Guo Hua
- Like a True Spacer
The above would read 'Speaking Chinese Like a True Spacer' in English. In humanity's new home, a collective of humans is all able to swear in a 5,000+ year old language - with a cowboy twang.
The following phrases can be tossed into whatever situation seems most appropriate - or not. These just scratch the surface of Chinese cursing possibilities. While even educated, refined folk swear every now and then, you're more likely to hear most of these phrases out of a free-boosting fringe rat. Phrases are listed by the first letter of the phrase, and collected here thanks to Laura (Zoë's player!) and the Serenity RPG.
A
- A big pile of shit 一大坨大便
- Yi Da Tuo Da Bian.
- A switch to those girls' backsides is just good enough 鞭打她們的背就夠了
- Byen Dah Tah Muhn Dug Bay Jo Go Lai.
- Abracadabra-alakazam
- Tian-Ling-Ling, Di-Ling-Ling.
- Accusing someone of lying, a ridiculous notion, or talking out of one's ass 放屁
- Fuhn Pi, literally "farting."
- Agitate someone out of hiding 打草驚蛇
- Da Chow Jing Ser, literally "beating the grass to startle the snake."
- Alas, not good, crud!, what a mess, too bad 糟糕
- Jao Gao, literally "spoiled cake."
- All that's proper 所有的都適當
- Suoyou De Dou Shidang. (Pronunciation: Suo-yo duh doh shr-dang)
- Alliance 聯盟
- Lien Mohn.
- Do we have an understanding? Do you get it? 懂了嗎?
- Dohn luh mah.
- Ass, bottom, posterior 辟股
- Pi Gu. (Pronunciation: Pee-goo)
- Attributing an unfortunate longshot occurrence 夜路走多了總會見鬼
- Yeh Lu Jwo Duo Luh Jwohn Whei Jian Guay, literally "do enough nighttime travels and one will eventually see a ghost"; also a warning of future retribution.
- Awesome or extraordinarily clever
- Gao Guhn, literally "high pole."
B
- Baboon's ass crack
- Feh Feh Pi Goh.
- Bastard, jerk 混蛋
- Huen Dahn, literally "rotten egg." (Pronunciation: Hwen Dan)
- Big boss or operator of a business 老闆,老闆娘
- Lao Bahn; Lao Bahn Niang for female boss or proprietor's wife. Also informal appellation for acquaintances.
- Big brother 哥 / 哥哥 / 大哥
- Ghuh or Ghuh-Ghuh, the former is more intimate and connotes blood relation.
- Da-ghuh means "big brother" or "leader"
- Big change 大變化
- Da Bianhua.
- Big sister 姊姊
- Jieh or Jieh-jieh.
- Big stupid pile of stinking meat
- Yi Dwei Da Buen Chuo Roh.
- Blessings on you, dear sister 祝福你、妹妹
- Zhufu Ni, Mei-Mei. (Pronunciation: Tzoo-foo nee, mei-mei.)
- Blindside or conspire against someone secretly
- Fuhn Leong Jian, literally "shoot a cold arrow."
- Bottoms up 乾杯
- Gan Beh, literally "dry cup."
- Brilliant 精彩
- Jing tsai
- Browncoat
- (slang for soldiers of Independent) Jone Yee.
C
- Cheap floozy 賤貨
- Jien Huo.
- Check at once 馬上檢查
- Ma Shong Jien Cha.
- Cheering or urging someone on 加油
- Jah Yoh, literally "add fuel," equivalent of "go (name)!" in English.
- Choose the wrong method to handle a situation
- Bao Xin Jiu Huo, literally "bring wood to put out a fire."
- Come in 請進
- Ching Jin.
- Commit blunder of great magnitude
- Bie Woo Lohng.
- Complete disarray or sheer pandemonium
- Tian Fuhn Di Fu, literally "sky tumbles while earth turns over."
- Completely useless 天地無用
- Tian Di Wu Yowng
- Congratulations 恭喜
- Gohn Shi.
- Conniving or scheming person 鬼頭鬼腦
- Guay Toh Guay Nown, literally "ghost head and ghost brain."
- Cool 酷
- Ku.
- Oh, crap 糟糕
- Tzao Gao.
- Crap, shit 狗屎
- Go shi
- Crazy, go crazy 瘋了
- Feng Le (Pronunciation: Fong luh)
- Crazy dog in love with its own feces
- Ai Chr Jze Se Duh Fohn Diang Gho.
- Cursing 罵髒話
- Ma Jung Hwa, literally "chastise with dirty words."
- Cute 可愛
- Kuh Ai.
D
- Damn or damn it
- 他媽的 Ta Ma Duh (literally "his mother's..."), 該死 Gai Si, 唉呀 Ai Ya.
- Dangerous person or animal 危險動物
- Wei Shian Dohn Woo.
- Dangly piece of flesh
- Zhan Dou De Yi Kuai Rou. (Pronunciation: Jan-doh duh ee-kwai-ro)
- Daydream or wishful thinking 白日夢
- Bai Rih Mohn.
- Dear god in heaven 我的天阿
- Wo De Tian A. (Pronunciation: Wuh de tyen ah).
- Demon woman 妖女
- Yao Nu.
- Deserving of bad consequence or fate, "You asked for it!" "That's what you get!" 活該
- Hwo Gai.
- Despicable 可惡
- Kuh Wu.
- Dirty bastard sons-of-- 王八蛋
- Wang Ba Dan. (Pronunciation: Wang bao dahn).
- Do something for nothing in return, or wasted endeavour without a payoff
- Yee Yan, literally "a charity show."
- Dog-fucking
- Gou cao de. (Pronunciation: Go tsao de)
- Done for or imminent doom, screwed 完蛋
- Wong Dahn, literally "finished (cooked) egg."
- Don't worry 放心
- Fang Xin. (Pronunciation: Fahng-sheen)
- Down payment
- Shi Yan.
- Dumbass 蠢
- Chwen, descriptive, literally "retarded."
E
- Earthshaking
- Jing Tian Dwohn Di, literally "startle the sky and shake the earth."
- Engage in a feces-hurling contest with a monkey
- G'en Ho Tze Bi Dio Se (Pronunciation: Gun hoe-tze bee dio-se)
- Enough of this nonsense
- Go Hwong Tong.
- Everybody, shut the hell up
- Ni Men Dou Bi Zui.
- Everyone in the 'Verse
- Tian Xia Suo You De Ren.
- Everything under the sky
- Tian Shia, can be used to allude to the world or universe.
- Excrement
- Mi Tian Gohn, slang, derives from the fact that when you stack the three characters - "mi" (rice), "tian" (paddy), and "gohn" (public or mutual) - from top to bottom in that order, they form the ideograph for excrement.
- Explosive diahrrea of an elephant
- Da Shiong La Se La Ch'Wohn Tian.
- Extraordinarily impatient Buddha
- Zhen Mei Nai Xin De Fo Zu. (Pronunciation: Jen mei nai-shing duh fwo-tzoo)
F
- Fear nothing but (fill in the blank)
- Tian Bu Pa, Di Bu Pa, Tze Pa...
- Fellow
- Ja Hwo, also slang for weapon.
- Female companion or girlfriend
- Ma Tze, a somewhat derogatory slang; add Dow in front for "looking to get a girlfriend."
- Filthy fornicators of livestock
- Ung Jeong Jia Ching Jien Soh.
- Fire!
- Kai Huo (as in shooting), Fuhn Huo (as in starting).
- Fire at will or terminate with extreme prejudice
- Dai Kai Sa Jeh, meaning "breaking the Buddhist vow against killing."
- Flat-chested
- Hur Bao Duhn, slang, literally "eggs cooked sunny side up."
- Foiled or ruined at the last moment
- Soh Ya Feh Tian, expression, literally "a cooked duck flies away."
- Fool
- Sah Gwa, literally "stupid melonhead."
- Friend, pal, buddy
- Puhn Yoh.
- Frog-humping son of a bitch
- Qing Wa Cao De Liu Mang. (Pronunciation: Ching-wah tsao duh liou mahng)
- Fuck you. Damn everyone in the 'verse.
- Ni Ta Ma De. Tian Xia Suo You De Ren Dou Gai Si.
G
- Gang or faction leader
- Da Gher Da for male, Da Jeh Da for female, slang.
- Garbage
- Luh Suh.
- Get bold or audacious
- Fahn Dahn, literally "release courage."
- Get lost
- Kwai Jio Kai.
- Go all out, hold nothing back
- Ping Ming, literally "fight for one's life."
- Go far away very fast
- Kuai Qu Hen Yuan De Di Fang. (Pronunciation: Kwai chur hun-rien duh di fahng)
- Go to hell
- Chiu Se, literally "go die."
- Good or okay
- How.
- Good journey or bon voyage
- Yi Lu Shwen Fohn.
- Good luck
- Joo How Rin.
- Greetings
- Ni How.
H
- Handsome
- Shwei.
- Happy development or fortuitous turn of event
- How Shi Sung Chung, literally "a good show's about to start," can be used sarcastically.
- Have desires above one's social / financial position, or beyond one's ability to realize
- Lai Huh Moh Sheong Tze Tian Uh Zoh, literally "for a toad to think of eating a swan."
- He or she
- Tah, tah-duh for his or hers, tah-muhn for them, tah-munh-duh for theirs.
- Heal
- Chou.
- Heaven knows what
- Tian Xiao De. (Pronunciation: Tyen shiao duh)
- Hell
- Guai.
- Hey
- Wai. (Pronunciation: Whay)
- Holy testicle Tuesday
- Shun Sheng Duh Gao Wahn.
- Homewrecking tramp
- Hu Li Jing, literally "fox spirit."
- How are you?
- Ni Hao?
- Hump
- Gun.
- Hurry, speed up
- Guhn Kwai.
I
- I, or me
- Wuo, wuo-duh for mine.
- I don't believe my eyes!
- Wo Bu Shin Wo Dah Yan Jing.
- I neither see nor hear you...
- Wuo Dwei Nee Boo Ting Boo Jen.
- I will close my ears and my heart and I will be a stone
- Wuo Shang Mei Er, Mei Sheen, Byen Shi To.
- I/you saw his ghost
- Jian Ta De Gui. (Pronunciation: Jien tah duh guay)
- Idiot, moron
- Buhn Dahn, literally "stupid egg," or Chwen Joo, literally "retarded pig."
- Idiots. All of you.
- Ni Mun Dou Shi Sa Gua. (Pronunciation: Nee mun doh shr sagwa.)
- I'm fucked
- Wo Cao.
- Impossible
- Bu Kuh Nuhn.
- Impressive display or visage but no substance
- Da Chung Wu Dahn, literally "big gun, no bullet."
- In someone's doghouse
- Luhn Gohn, literally "a cold palace," which is where an emperor confines those concubines who have fallen out of favor.
- In that case, never mind
- Nah Mei Guan Shee.
- Is that so?/Oh, really?
- Shi Ma?
J
- Jesus
- Yeh Su. (Pronunciation: Yeh-soo)
- Junk
- Feh Wu. (Pronunciation: Fei-oo)
- Just our luck
- Zhen Dao Mei. (Pronunciation: Jen dao mei)
K
L
- Leader of a criminal operation
- Ser Toh, literally "snakehead," derogatory.
- Leave one to his own fate
- Tze Sh'un Tze Mieh.
- Let me repeat myself
- Wuo Jai Jeong Yi Chi.
- Let's see how we're going to die!
- Kan Wo Men Zen Me Si Ba!
- Let's take a deep breath.
- Yi Chi Shen Hu Xi. (Pronunciation: Ee-chee shung-hoo-shee.)
- Life support failure.
- Shuhn Ming Shi T'wohn Gu Jong.
- Like hell
- Jien Ta Duh Guay, literally "see his ghost."
- Little brother
- Di or Di-Di.
- Little sister
- Mei or Mei-Mei.
- Long time no see
- How Joh Bu Jian.
- Oh, Lord/Oh, God
- Lao Tien Fu. (Pronunciation: Lao tien foo)
M
- Male companion or boyfriend
- Kai Tze, also a somewhat derogatory slang.
- Manipulate, or playing someone for a fool
- Swa.
- Merciful Buddha protect us
- Rung Tse Fwo Tzoo Bao Yo Wuo Muhn.
- Merciful God please take me away
- Rung Tse Song Di Ching Dai Wuo Tzo.
- Merciless hell
- Ai Yah Tien Ah.
- Mind your own business
- Gwon Ni Tze Jee Duh Shr. (Pronunciation: Gwon nee ju jee du shu)
- Miss
- Shao Jeh, literally "little lady." Follows a name when addressing a known person, so River would be addressed as Tam River shao jeh, or simply Tam shao jeh.
- Mister
- Shian Shen, literally "born before me," also follows a person's name.
- Monkey raping
- Cheong Bao Ho Tze.
- Monkey's ass
- Ho Tze Duh Pi Gu.
- Mother of god
- Wuh De Ma.
- Motherless goat of all motherless goats
- Mei Yong Ma Duh Tse Gu Yong.
- Muddled, mixed-up, confused
- Wu Toh Wu Now, literally "without a head or a brain."
- Motherfucker
- Ta Ma Duh.
- Mother-humping son of a bitch
- Ta Ma De Hun Dan.
- My ass is fucked
- Wo Pi Gu Cao.
- My Buddha-ancestor
- Wo De Fo Zu.
- My wife is not pretty!
- Wo Tai Tai Bu Piou Liang.
N
- No problem
- Mei Wen Ti.
- No work (to be found) at all
- Me Gong Zuo Dou Mei You.
- Nonsense
- Fei Hua, literally 'crap talk.'
- Not advised
- Jwohn Gao Bu Yi.
- Not enough
- Bu Goh, or Hai Bu Goh for "not enough yet."
- Not keeping a rendezvous
- Fahn Gher Tze, literally "release a pigeon" but insinuating not picking up the bird at the destination.
- Now, immediately, right away
- Ma Shong.
- Nuts
- Shiang Jing Ping or just Shiang Jing; Fuh Shiang Jing for "going nuts."
- Nurse (as the profession, not the verb)
- Hu Shi.
O
- Oddball or a goof
- Chai Neow.
- Of course
- Duhn Ruhn.
- Oh Lord, you clearly know I'm helping do your Work, so why do you find me trouble?
- Zhu Ah, Ni Ming Ming Zhi Dao Wo Shi Bang Ni Zuo Shi, You He Bi Zhao Wo Ma Fan Ne?
- Oh my God
- Wou Duh Tian Ah.
- Old
- Lao.
- Old man / husband
- Lao Gohn.
- Old woman / wife
- Lao Puo.
- Old friend, you're looking lively.
- Lao Peng You, Ni Kan Chi Lai Hen You Jing Shen, literally "Old friend, you're looking full of spirit." (Pronunciation: Lao pung yo nee can chi lai hun yo jing shen.)
- One more cup of that brand, please.
- Qing Zai Lai Yi Bei Na Kapei.
- One must be ruthless to be a great man
- Wu Du Bu Juhn Fu, literally "a person without poison is not a great man."
- Ordinarily useless
- Jing Chang Mei Yong De. (Pronunciation: Jing tzahng mei yong duh)
- Outdo someone or doing one better
- Dao-Gao-Yee-Chi Moh-Gao-Yee-Juhn, expression, literally "the solution advances a yard, the problem advances a mile."
- Over my dead body
- Choo fay wuh suh leh.
P
- Pal
- Lao Sheong if addressee's older, Lao Di if younger; used for men only. P'n Yoh for "friend."
- Panda piss
- Xiong Mao Niao. (Pronunciation: Shiong mao niao)
- Pathetic wretch
- Bei Bi Shiou Ren, literally "shameless dirty little person."
- Penis
- Ji Ba, slang. (Pronunciation: Jee-ba)
- Peon, small fry, a nobody
- Wu Ming Shao Jwu, literally "nameless little foot soldier."
- Prehistoric
- Lao Deow Ya, literally "so old as to lose all teeth."
- Pig's sty
- Joo Fuen Chse.
- Pile of sun-baked dog poo
- Ri shao gou shi bing.
- Piss-soaked pikers
- Niao Se Duh Du Gwai.
- Piss washed
- Xi Niao. (Pronunciation: Shee niao)
- Plain, bland, bare
- Yong Chwen Mien, slang taken from the namesake generic, flavorless noodle dish.
- Please be quiet
- Ching Ahn Jing Yi Dien.
- Pledge (promise)
- Shi Yan.
- Pool of excrement
- F'n Zse, can be used in an expression for "deep crap."
- Pool of pig droppings
- Joo Fuen Chse.
- Precious, darling, sweetheart, treasure
- Bao Bei.
- Pretty lady, hire me for the night and I'll open you like a flower...
- Piow Liang De Shao Ji, Nee Gu Wuo Hu Nee Shang Hao. Wuh Hwai Rong Nee Shung Kai Roo Hua.
- Pretty lady, forget him and hire me...
- Piow Liang De Shao Ji, Bu Li Tah, Gu Wo...
Q
R
- Real man
- Nuhn Tze Huhn.
- Really dangerous
- Wei Shan, more poetic, Wo Hu Chung Long, which is "crouching tiger, hidden dragon," an expression for something dangerous.
- Really is a genius
- Zhen De Shi Tian Cai. (Pronunciation: Jen duh sh tyen tsai)
- Redundant, unnecessary complicating something
- Wua Ser Tian Jwoo, literally "draw a snake and add feet to it."
- Remorseless harridan
- Bu Hui Hen De Puo Fu. (Pronunciation: Boo hway-hun duh puo-foo)
- Retreat, run away
- Joi Weh Sung Chiuh, phrase summarizing the last of the Chinese "36 Stratagems," which extols the virtue of fleeing to fight another day.
- Ridiculously strange, illogical or nonsensical
- Mo Min Chi Meow, literally "not understanding the peculiarity."
- Ruined, finished
- Wan Duhn Luh.
- Ruthless or savage beast of a person
- Ching Soh.
S
- Screw him/her running
- Gun Ta Jwo Lu.
- Screw you
- Chwee Ni Duh, literally "eat yours."
- Shameless hussy
- Meh Lien Duh Jyah Jee, literally "faceless bastard prostitute."
- Shiny, awesome, fantastic
- Jahn!
- Shit on my head
- Ai Ya Jwai Leh.
- Shit talk
- Da Bian Hua.
- Shut up
- Bi Jweh.
- Shut up and make us wealthy
- Bi Jweh, Lung Wuo Mun Fah Tsai.
- Shut up, you inconsiderate schoolboys
- Bi Jweh Nein Hen Bu Tee Tyeh Duh Nan Shung.
- Sir
- Da Yeh. When used as a nobility, Nuhu Jwei following the name.
- Smelled a fart
- Wen Gua Pi. (Pronunciation: Wun gwa pee)
- So guilty as to deserve a thousand deaths
- Jwei Gai Won Se.
- Soldier, fighter, warrior
- Zhan Shi.
- Son of a bitch
- Wong Ba Duhn, or Go Neong Yung Duh for a more literal and vicious translation.
- Son of a drooling whore and a monkey
- Liu Kou Shui De Biao Zi He Hou Zi De Er Zi. (Pronunciation: Liou coe shway duh biao-tze huh hoe-tze duh ur-tze)
- Speak now and quickly
- Yo Hua Kwai Suo.
- Speaking without a clue
- Shiah Hwa, literally "blind talk."
- Stop talking
- Joo Koh.
- Stuff all the planets in the universe into my ass
- Tai Kong Suo You Di Xing Qui Dou Sai Jin Wo De Pi Gu. (Pronunciation: Tai-kong suo-yo duh shing-chiou doh sai-jin wuh dhu pee-goo.)
- Stupid
- Yu Bun Duh.
- Stupid inbred stack of meat
- Ben Tian Sheng De Yi Dui Rou. (Pronunciation: Bun tyen-shung duh ee-dway-ro)
- Stupid son of a drooling whore and monkey
- Lio Coh Jwei Ji Neong Hur Ho Deh Yung Duh Buhn Jah J'wohn.
- Suicidal idea
- Tze sah ju yi.
- Surrender, give up
- Toh Shung.
- Swindle
- Gwai.
T
- Take care, stay healthy
- Bao Jone, literally "maintain weight."
- Talk nonsense
- Shia Suo.
- Thank you
- Sheh Sheh.
- That has nothing to do with it
- Na Mei Guan Xi. (Pronunciation: Nah mei guan shee)
- There's nothing about this plan that isn't horrific!
- Juh Guh Jee Hua Juhn Kuh Pah!
- Things never go smooth
- How W'rin Bu Lai, Whai W'rin Bu Jwo.
- This really is a happy holiday
- Zhe Zhen Shi Ge Kuai Le De Jing Zhang. (Pronunciation: Juh jen sh guh kwai luh duh jean jan)
- To throw in a monkeywrench
- Gwai Ma Jeow, literally "twist a horse's legs (while it's galloping)."
- Trouble, problem, complication
- Ma Fuhn.
- Tyrant, iron-fisted ruler
- Ba Wong.
U
- Ugly or perverted person
- Joo Bah Jeh, insult taken from the name of the hoggish, lecherous character in the popular Chinese folktale, "Journey to the West."
- Understand
- Dohn, dohn-ma for "understand?", dohn-luh-mah for "are we clear here?"
- Urine
- Niao.
V
- Very
- Feh Chun.
W
- Wait / hold on a second
- D'un Yi Shia.
- Warning someone against doing things "the hard way"
- Jin Joh Bu Chi Chi Fah Joh, literally "choosing to sip the wine of penalty over that of respect."
- Water
- Swei.
- We, us
- Wuo Mun, Wuo Mun Duh for ours.
- We will enjoy your silence now
- Bai Tuo, Uhn Jin Tee Dien.
- Weak-ass sauce
- Lan Dan Jiang.
- We're in big trouble
- Ai Ya Wo Mun Wan Leh.
- What
- Shuh Muh?
- What the hell is this crap?
- Juh Shi Suh Mo Go Dohng Shee?
X
Y
- Yeah, right
- Cai Bu Shi.
- Yes
- Shi.
- You
- Ni, ni-duh for yours, ni-muhn for plural, ni-muhn-duh for plural possessive.
- You don't deserve it
- Ni Bu Ying Duh Jur Guh.
- You wanna bullet right in your throat?
- Nee Yow Wuo Kai Chiung?
- You wanna die?
- Nee Tzao Se Mah?
- Young lady
- Xiao Mei Mei.
- Young one
- Nyen Ching Duh, or Yo Chr, slang for underaged (literally "infant teeth.")
- You're crazy
- Fa Kuang.
- You're hurt
- Ni Shou Shang Le.
- You're mad
- Fa Feng.