王八

Chinese
king; Wang (proper name) eight
simp. and trad.
(王八)		 王 八

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

王八

  1. tortoise; turtle
  2. cuckold
  3. (derogatory) bastard; son of a bitch
  4. man who works in a brothel

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 烏龜 (“tortoise; turtle”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 龜
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 烏龜
Mandarin Beijing 烏龜
Taiwan 烏龜
Harbin 龜
Shenyang 烏龜
Hailar 烏龜
Ulan Hot 烏龜
Tongliao 烏龜
Chifeng 烏龜, 王八
Bayanhot 烏龜
Jinan 烏龜
Luoyang 烏龜
Xi'an 烏龜, 龜
Xining 烏龜, 龜, 王八
Xuzhou 烏龜, 龜
Yinchuan 烏龜, 龜
Lanzhou 龜, 烏龜
Ürümqi 烏龜
Wuhan 烏龜, 四腳爬, 爬爬
Huanggang 王八
Chengdu 烏龜
Guiyang 烏龜
Liuzhou 烏龜
Kunming 烏龜
Yangzhou 烏龜, 龜
Nanjing 烏龜
Hefei 烏龜
Cantonese Guangzhou 烏龜, 龜
Hong Kong 烏龜, 龜
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 昂龜
Foshan 烏龜
Shunde 烏龜
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 烏龜
Doumen (Shangheng Tanka) 烏龜
Taishan 烏龜
Kaiping (Chikan) 烏龜
Dongguan 烏龜, 龜
Shaoguan 烏龜
Yunfu 烏龜
Yangjiang 龜
Xinyi 烏龜
Lianjiang 烏龜
Kuala Lumpur 烏龜
Gan Nanchang 烏龜
Lichuan 烏龜
Pingxiang 烏龜
Hakka Meixian 烏龜, 龜仔
Yudu 烏龜
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 龜仔
Liudui (S. Sixian) 龜仔
Hsinchu (Hailu) 龜仔
Dongshi (Dabu) 龜
Hsinchu (Raoping) 龜
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 龜
Hong Kong 烏龜
Senai 烏龜
Huizhou Jixi 烏龜
Jin Taiyuan 王八, 烏龜, 龜
Baochang 烏龜
Jining 烏龜
Hohhot 王八
Baotou 烏龜
Dongsheng 王八
Linhe 烏龜
Haibowan 王八
Min Bei Jian'ou 烏龜
Min Dong Fuzhou 烏龜, 龜
Min Nan Xiamen 烏龜, 龜
Quanzhou 烏龜, 龜
Zhangzhou 烏龜, 龜
Taipei 龜
Kaohsiung 龜
Tainan 龜
Taichung 龜
Wuqi 龜
Hsinchu 龜
Taitung 龜
Lukang 龜
Yilan 龜
Magong 龜
Penang 龜
Singapore 龜, 烏龜
Chaozhou 烏龜, 龜
Johor Bahru 龜
Haikou 龜
Leizhou 龜
Pinghua Nanning 龜
Wu Shanghai 烏龜
Suzhou 烏龜
Wuxi 烏龜
Hangzhou 烏龜
Wenzhou 烏龜
Chongming 烏龜
Danyang 烏龜, 王八八, 王八
Jinhua 烏龜
Ningbo 烏龜, 王八
Xiang Changsha 烏龜, 王八
Shuangfeng 烏龜
Loudi 烏龜
Dialectal synonyms of 鱉 (“softshell turtle”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 鱉
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 鱉
Taxonomic name 鱉
Mandarin Beijing 甲魚
Taiwan 鱉
Harbin 王八, 鱉
Hailar 王八
Ulan Hot 王八
Tongliao 王八
Chifeng 鱉
Bayanhot 鱉
Jinan 王八, 鱉, 老黿
Muping 鱉
Luoyang 甲魚, 老鱉, 王八, 鱉
Xi'an 鱉
Zhengzhou 老鱉
Xining 鱉, 王八
Xuzhou 老鱉, 王八, 團魚, 爪子魚
Yinchuan 鱉
Lanzhou 鱉, 王八
Ürümqi 王八, 甲魚
Wuhan 腳魚, 鱉
Huanggang 腳魚, 團魚
Chengdu 團魚, 王八
Guiyang 團魚, 甲魚, 腳魚
Liuzhou 水魚, 甲魚, 腳魚, 鱉
Yangzhou 腳魚, 甲魚
Nanjing 腳魚, 老鱉 humorous
Hefei 老鱉, 鱉
Nantong 甲魚
Cantonese Guangzhou 水魚
Hong Kong 水魚
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) 水魚
Dongguan 水魚, 腳魚
Yangjiang 黿魚
Kuala Lumpur 水魚
Gan Nanchang 腳魚
Lichuan 水雞, 腳魚
Pingxiang 團魚
Hakka Meixian 團魚, 腳魚
Xingning 腳魚
Huidong 腳魚
Qujiang 腳魚
Xiaosanjiang 沙鱉
Changting 黿魚, 腳魚
Pingyu 黿魚子
Wuping 黿魚
Liancheng 黿魚
Ninghua 團魚
Yudu 腳魚
Ruijin 腳魚
Shicheng 腳魚
Shangyou 腳魚
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 團魚仔, 團魚, 鱉
Liudui (S. Sixian) 腳魚仔, 鱉
Hsinchu (Hailu) 團魚, 鱉
Dongshi (Dabu) 團魚, 鱉
Hsinchu (Raoping) 團魚, 鱉
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 鱉
Hong Kong 腳魚
Senai 腳魚
Huizhou Jixi 鱉, 王八
Jin Taiyuan 甲魚, 鱉, 王八
Xinzhou 鱉
Baochang 鱉
Jining 鱉
Hohhot 鱉
Baotou 鱉
Dongsheng 鱉
Linhe 王八
Haibowan 鱉蓋
Min Bei Jian'ou 黿魚
Min Dong Fuzhou 鱉
Changle 鱉
Fuqing 鱉
Yongtai 鱉
Gutian 黿魚, 團魚
Fu'an 團魚
Ningde 鱉
Shouning 團魚
Zhouning 黿魚
Fuding 團魚
Matsu 鱉
Min Nan Xiamen 鱉
Quanzhou 鱉
Zhangzhou 鱉
Taipei 鱉
Kaohsiung 鱉
Tainan 鱉
Taichung 鱉
Wuqi 鱉
Hsinchu 鱉
Taitung 鱉
Lukang 鱉
Yilan 鱉
Magong 鱉
Singapore 鱉
Chaozhou 鱉, 跤魚
Shantou 跤魚
Johor Bahru 鱉
Wenchang 團魚, 鱉
Haikou 鱉
Leizhou 山邁
Puxian Min Putian 團魚
Xianyou 團魚
Pinghua Nanning 鱉, 水魚
Wu Shanghai 甲魚, 圓菜
Suzhou 甲魚
Wuxi 甲魚
Hangzhou 甲魚
Wenzhou 團魚
Chongming 甲魚
Danyang 甲魚, 團魚, 王八八, 王八
Jinhua 鱉, 王八
Ningbo 甲魚, 鱉
Xiang Changsha 腳魚, 水魚, 團魚, 甲魚
Shuangfeng 團魚
Xiangtan 腳魚
Loudi 團魚, 腳魚

Derived terms
  • 王八蛋 (wángbadàn)
  • 王八辮兒／王八辫儿
  • 賊王八／贼王八
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