三八

Chinese

three eight
trad. (三八) 三 八
simp. #(三八) 三 八

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Originally Hokkien before spreading to other Sinitic languages (chiefly Taiwan). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

三八

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, originally of a woman) Comedically refers to women (originally) who speak and behave irrationally: nosy; gossipy; impetuous; rash; indecent; immodest; shameless; unreasonable; frivolous; unprincipled; foolish; stupid; silly

Noun

三八

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: spiteful or unpleasant woman; bitch; slut

Interjection

三八

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, by extension) how frivolous!; how impetuous!; how irrational!; how unreasonable! (expletive)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 傻 (“foolish”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 傻
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 傻
Taiwan 傻
Singapore 傻, 戇
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 傻
Central Plains Mandarin Xi'an 瓜
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 哈, 瓜, 寶
Wuhan 苕, 哈, 嘎
Guilin 哈
Jianghuai Mandarin Yangzhou 呆, 木足, 瓜
Hefei 呆, 傻
Cantonese Guangzhou 戇, 傻, 戇居
Hong Kong 傻, 戇, 戇居
Taishan 傻, 吽, 戇
Dongguan 戇, 傻, 吽
Yangjiang 傻, 戇
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 傻, 戇
Singapore (Guangfu) 傻, 戇
Gan Nanchang 蟬
Hakka Meixian 傻, 戇
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 戇, 傻
Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) 傻
Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) 戇
Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) 戇
Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) 戇鳩
Boluo (Bendihua) 呆愕
Heyuan (Bendihua) 戇
Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) 戇鬼
Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) 傻
Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) 慢, 嚒
Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) 戇鳩
Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) 戇
Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) 傻
Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) 戇鳩
Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) 戇鳩
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 戇
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 戇
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 戇
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 戇
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 戇
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 戇
Jin Taiyuan 傻, 二不楞
Northern Min Jian'ou 賴, 戇
Eastern Min Fuzhou 戇
Fuzhou (Changle) 戇
Fuqing 戇
Yongtai 戇
Gutian 阿褒
Fu'an 戇
Ningde 戇, 庸
Shouning 戇, 庸
Zhouning 戇
Fuding 庸
Matsu 戇
Southern Min Xiamen 戇
Quanzhou 戇, 潲面 vulgar
Zhangzhou 戇, 哚哥, 潲面 vulgar
Zhao'an 戇
Kaohsiung 戇
Changhua (Lukang) 戇
Taichung 戇
Taichung (Wuqi) 呆
Tainan 槌, 戇
Hsinchu 戇
Penghu (Magong) 戇
Penang (Hokkien) 戇
Singapore (Hokkien) 戇, 悇, 呆, 歁戇, 戇戇, 戇呆, 呆呆, 悇悇
Manila (Hokkien) 戇, 戇戇, 洽, 洽潲 vulgar, 洽仔, 山猴, 三八, 三八潲 vulgar
Chaozhou 㦙, 白仁, 戇
Jieyang 㦙, 白仁, 戇
Singapore (Teochew) 㦙, 戇, 悇
Wenchang 戇, 傻
Haikou 戇
Qionghai 戇
Singapore (Hainanese) 戇
Wu Shanghai 戇, 壽, 糞
Shanghai (Songjiang) 戇, 壽, 踱
Suzhou 戇, 壽, 踱
Wuxi 戇, 壽
Tongxiang 踱
Ningbo 呆, 戇
Wenzhou 呆, 憨
Xiang Changsha 寶, 醒
Shuangfeng 哈

Derived terms

  • 三八之
  • 三八人
  • 三八大獃 / 三八大呆
  • 三八期
  • 三八查某
  • 三八氣 / 三八气
  • 三八潲
  • 三八猴
  • 三八話 / 三八话
  • 死三八
  • 臭三八

Etymology 2

Proper noun

三八

  1. (～節, ～婦女節) 8th of March, International Women's Day

Etymology 3

Proper noun

三八

  1. (～鎮) Sanba (a former town in Taishan, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)
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