夺笋

奪筍

duósǔn

phrase

Meanings

1 so wicked / so mean (internet slang)
2 savage / cutting (pun on 毒损)
3 (lit.) to snatch bamboo shoots

Characters

to snatch / seize

Examples

你这话也太夺笋了吧！

Nǐ zhèhuà yě tài duósǔn le ba!

What you just said is way too savage!

他点评人从来不嘴软，真的很夺笋。

Tā diǎnpíng rén cóngláibù zuǐ ruǎn, zhēnde hěn duósǔn.

He never pulls punches when critiquing people — genuinely ruthless.

这个梗太夺笋了，主播都笑崩了。

Zhège gěng tài duósǔn le, zhǔbō dōu xiào bēng le.

That joke was so wicked the streamer lost it laughing.

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Post-2020 internet slang — a homophone-style pun on 毒损 (dúsǔn, 'venomously cutting'), popularized through Chongqing-accented short videos where 毒损 comes out sounding like 夺笋. Used admiringly or jokingly about someone's savage roasts. Never use in formal writing.

Stroke Order

夺 duó

笋 sǔn