贱骨头

賤骨頭

jiàngútou

noun #45,389

Meanings

1 miserable wretch
2 contemptible person
3 (also) someone who only responds to harsh treatment

Characters

lowly, cheap, contemptible

Examples

他这种贱骨头，不批评不肯做事。

Tā zhè zhǒng jiàngútou, bù pīpíng bù kěn zuòshì.

A wretch like him won't lift a finger unless you scold him.

你别骂自己是贱骨头，他根本不值得你这样。

Nǐ bié mà zìjǐ shì jiàngútou, tā gēnběn bù zhídé nǐ zhèyàng.

Stop calling yourself a fool — he isn't worth it.

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Insult — fine in fiction or strong colloquial speech, never in polite or formal contexts. Often self-deprecating in romantic contexts ('I keep going back to him, I'm such a 贱骨头'). Compare the milder 没出息 (méi chūxi).

Stroke Order

贱 jiàn

骨 gǔ

头 tóu