Swear words in Taiwan

Taiwanese swears often come from Hokkien and get spelled out in Mandarin characters.

The 10 most-used swear words in Taiwan, ranked from nuclear to Grandma-safe. Tap “Hear it” to hear each one, or tap a red bar to reveal a word.

1. 1
   gàn nǐ niáng幹你娘 GAN nee NYANGF*** your mother.
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
2. 2
   jī bāi雞掰 jee BYEC*** (Hokkien).
   Nuclear ▶ Hear it
3. 3
   gàn幹 GANF***!
   Very rude ▶ Hear it
4. 4
   kào běi靠北 kow BAYCrying for your dad. Damn!
   Rude ▶ Hear it
5. 5
   sán xiǎo三小 san SHYAOWhat the f***?
   Rude ▶ Hear it
7. 6
   kào yāo靠夭 kow YAODamn it.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
8. 7
   jī chē機車 jee CHUHScooter. Annoying.
   Mild ▶ Hear it
9. 8
   běi qī北七 bay CHEEIdiot.
   Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
10. 9
    bái chī白癡 bye CHURIdiot.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it
11. 10
    lè sè垃圾 luh SUHTrash.
    Grandma-safe ▶ Hear it