这厮

這廝
zhèsī
pronoun

Meanings

  1. 1 this guy
  2. 2 this fellow (derogatory)
  3. 3 this so-and-so

Examples

Zhèsī jūrán gǎn tōu wǒ de qiánbāo!
This bastard actually dared to steal my wallet!
Lǐ Kuí mà dào: zhèsī wúlǐ!
Li Kui cursed: 'This rascal has no manners!'

Tips

register
Literary / classical-novel feel — common in 水浒传 (Water Margin) and 三国演义 (Three Kingdoms). Modern conversation uses 这家 (zhè jiāhuo) for 'this guy', or 小子 for a similar contemptuous nuance.
history
was a Song-Yuan era word for a male servant or low-status man; combined with , it became the standard contemptuous 'this guy' of vernacular fiction. Now archaic, but you'll see it any time someone is imitating that period style.

Stroke Order

zhè