curse or swear in public; publicly berate without naming names
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Meanings
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to curse or yell angrily in public without specifying a target; to make a scene in the street
informalRefers to the act of shouting insults or curses in a public place (like a street) without directly naming the person being cursed. It implies a lack of civility and decorum, often used to describe irrational, angry behavior.
Yīn因
wèi为
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
，
tā她
jiù就
zài在
xiǎo小
qū区
lǐ里
mà骂
jiē街
，
yǐng影
xiǎng响
hěn很
bù不
hǎo好
。
Over a trivial matter, she was cursing in the street within the residential compound, which created a very bad impression.
Nà那
ge个
pō泼
fù妇
dòng动
bù不
dòng动
jiù就
mà骂
jiē街
，
lín邻
jū居
men们
dōu都
rào绕
zhe着
tā她
zǒu走
。
That shrew is quick to start cursing in the street, so all the neighbors avoid her.
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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 reason, state it rationally; cursing in the street won't solve the problem.
Tā他
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
，
zhàn站
zài在
mǎ马
lù路
zhōng中
jiān间
mà骂
jiē街
。
He got drunk and stood in the middle of the road cursing and yelling.