八格牙路

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (八格牙路)		八	格	牙	路
simp. ^#(八格牙路)		八	格	牙	路
alternative forms		八格牙魯／八格牙鲁

Etymology

From Japanese 馬鹿野郎(ばかやろう) (baka yarō, “idiot”). Popularised by TV series on the Second Sino-Japanese War in Mainland China, where the use of this interjection by Japanese officers usually symbolises the brutality of the Japanese army.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bāgéyálù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄍㄜˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāgéyálù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄍㄜˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bagéyálù
  - Wade–Giles: pa¹-ko²-ya²-lu⁴
  - Yale: bā-gé-yá-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bageryaluh
  - Palladius: багэялу (bagɛjalu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ jä³⁵ lu⁵¹/

Interjection

八格牙路

(foreignism) fuck; shit; arsehole; idiot

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 八加廿六