狗血

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Chinese

		dog	blood
simp. and trad. (狗血)		狗	血

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǒuxuè, gǒuxuě, gǒuxiě

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² hyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǒuxuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒusyuè
  - Wade–Giles: kou³-hsüeh⁴
  - Yale: gǒu-sywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooushiueh
  - Palladius: гоусюэ (gousjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǒuxuě
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒusyuě
  - Wade–Giles: kou³-hsüeh³
  - Yale: gǒu-sywě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goousheue
  - Palladius: гоусюэ (gousjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǒuxiě
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǒusiě
  - Wade–Giles: kou³-hsieh³
  - Yale: gǒu-syě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooushiee
  - Palladius: гоусе (gouse)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² hyut³
  - Yale: gáu hyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² hyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² hüd³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ hyːt̚³/

Noun

狗血

(literal) dog's blood

Derived terms

Adjective

狗血

(neologism, figurative, usually of a story) nonsensical, exaggerated, inconceivable, clumsy or clichéd (to the point it has become farcical and somewhat amusing)
狗血的劇情／狗血的剧情 ― gǒuxuè de jùqíng ― campy drama plot

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (狗血):

→ Vietnamese: cẩu huyết (狗血)

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