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China — Phrase #1
🔥#1 National Classic
他妈的 (Tā mā de)
tʰa˥ ma˥˥ tə
Literal: His mother's...
Feels like: China's most widely recognizable swear — the "unfinished sentence" where what's left unsaid does the work. Common as general emphasis in casual speech. Lu Xun called it China's "national curse" in 1925; it remains highly legible today, though modern profanity has diversified considerably
CurrentAdult/Universal⚠️⚠️ Moderate