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他妈的

他媽的
tāmāde
interjection #382 vulgar

Meanings

  1. 1 damn it
  2. 2 f**king (vulgar expletive)

Examples

他妈的，又堵车了！
Tāmāde, yòu dǔchē le!
Damn it, traffic jam again!
他妈的，这太过分了。
Tāmāde, zhè tài guòfèn le.
Damn, this is way too much.

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他妈的 is one of the most common Chinese swear words. Extremely vulgar — avoid in polite company. Literally 'his mother's', with the insult implied.
history
Lu Xun wrote a famous essay called 《论“他妈的！”》(On 'Ta Ma De!') in 1925, calling it China's 'national swear word' (国骂).

Stroke Order

他 tā
妈 mā
的 de