狗血

Chinese

		dog	blood
simp. and trad. (狗血)		狗	血

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǒuxuè, gǒuxuě, gǒuxiě

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ, ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ, ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² hyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǒuxuè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooushiueh
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕɥ̯œ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǒuxuě [Phonetic: góuxuě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄩㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goousheue
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕɥ̯œ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: gǒuxiě [Phonetic: góuxiě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooushiie
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² hyut³
  - Yale: gáu hyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² hyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² hüd³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ hyːt̚³/

Noun

狗血

dog's blood

Derived terms

灑狗血／洒狗血
狗血噴臉／狗血喷脸

狗血噴頭／狗血喷头
狗血淋頭／狗血淋头

Adjective

狗血

(neologism, figuratively, usually of a story) nonsensical, exaggerated, inconceivable, clumsy or clichéd (to the point it has become farcical and somewhat amusing)
狗血的劇情 / 狗血的剧情 ― gǒuxuè de jùqíng ― campy drama plot

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (狗血):

→ Vietnamese: cẩu huyết (狗血)

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