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畜生

ちくしょう

damn it!; beast; brute; animal

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Examples

  1. 畜生、パンクだ。

    ちくしょう、ぱんくだ。

    Damn it, a flat tyre.

  2. 畜生、また負けた。

    ちくしょう、またまけた。

    Dammit, I lost again.

  3. 人を裏切るとは、この畜生め。

    ひとをうらぎるとは、このちくしょうめ。

    Betraying people like that — you brute.

Common patterns

この畜生
you beast
畜生道
the realm of beasts (Buddhism)
畜生と叫ぶ
to shout 'damn it'

Memory tip

Originally a Buddhist term for animals, one of the six realms of rebirth; today it is mostly a coarse swear-word muttered in frustration. Strictly male, casual and rude — recognise it, but do not use it.

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