màjiē

骂大街

Word · VerbTraditional罵街

shout abuse in the street; curse publicly

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to publicly shout curses or abuse; to yell obscenities in the street

derogatory

This phrase strongly implies a loss of self-control and behaving rudely in public. It carries a strong negative connotation.

Tā她
diū丢
le了
qián钱
bāo包
 ,
qì气
de得
zhàn站
zài在
xiǎo小
qū区
mén门
kǒu口
mà骂
jiē街
 。

She lost her wallet and was so angry she stood at the entrance to the residential area shouting abuse.

Yǒu有
lǐ理
shuō说
lǐ理
 ,
mà骂
jiē街
jiě解
jué决
bù不
liǎo了
wèn问
tí题
 。

If you have a good reason, argue it out logically. Shouting curses in public won't solve the problem.

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Nà那
ge个
pō泼
fù妇
yòu又
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
mà骂
jiē街
le了
 。

That shrew is yelling obscenities in the market again.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
xíng行
wéi为
xiàng像
pō泼
fù妇
mà骂
jiē街
 ,
tài太
bù不
tǐ体
miàn面
le了
 。

This behavior is like a shrew shouting in the streets, it's really undignified.