🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

混蛋

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hùndàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bastard/ˈbæs.tərd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他真是一个混蛋。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An unpleasant, despicable, or thoroughly obnoxious person.

    "He acted like a total bastard when he refused to help his team."
  2. 2

    A colloquial expression used to refer to a man or boy, sometimes affectionately or with pity.

    "The poor bastard lost all his savings in the scam."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'bastard' originates from the Old French 'bastard', which itself comes from the Vulgar Latin 'bastardus', a derivative of 'basta', meaning 'a pack or bundle'. Historically, it referred to a child born out of wedlock, but over time, it has evolved to encompass various derogatory meanings.

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