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Chinese
Etymology
From Hokkien 我使 (góa sái, literally “I fuck”). This phrase is popular in Taiwan from 1970s, and after the Chinese economic reform, this phrase became popular in Mainland China, too. It is not offensive in Mandarin.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): wāsāi, wāsài, wāsēi, wāsèi, wàsài, wàsǎi, wàsěi
- (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚ ㄙㄞ, ㄨㄚ ㄙㄞˋ, ㄨㄚ ㄙㄟ, ㄨㄚ ㄙㄟˋ, ㄨㄚˋ ㄙㄞˋ, ㄨㄚˋ ㄙㄞˇ, ㄨㄚˋ ㄙㄟˇ
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óa--sái
Interjection
哇塞
- wow; dear me
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