Nasty and rude!!

[Strawberries513]

I have asked some native speakers and no one has really been able to answer me so maybe you guys can??

How would you say "nasty" as in, "you see a girl in a teeny tubetop, short skirt and heels at a wedding" kind of nasty.

and how would you say "rude" as in if someone insults you for no reason.

hehe sorry for the bad examples. If you dont know what I mean let me know.

oh, a native speaker has suggested "不文明“ but my dictionary says this means more like "barbarious". Comments?

[laowai1980]

I am no authority, but for 'rude' i heard 无礼 (wúlǐ).

For 'nasty' my dictionaty gives 2 entries: 讨厌(tǎoyàn) and 污秽 (wūhuì).

[skylee]

For "nasty", consider "不雅" (indecent), or simply "難看" (bad looking (for that occasion).

For "rude", consider "粗魯", "沒禮貌" and "無禮".

[semantic nuance]

To put your vocabularies aside, when we encounter the situation 1 as you describe, we normally say it colloquially as '好低級', '好下流', '好髒', or '好噁'.

As for situation 2, a polite way to express that is 他好沒禮貌! A colloquial expression can be '他的嘴巴好賤!' (literally His mouth is so bitchy!) But mind you, 賤 is a rude word as well. Or, you can say 他好沒品!! (He's so low-class without quality!)

Hope it helps!

[iesko]

骚 or 真骚 for nasty.

讨厌, 烦人 or 没礼貌 for rude.

[Paolo]

I'm far from being an authority, too, but in situation #2 I guess I would simply use 凶 xiōng. It literally means "terrible, ferocious", but I always hear it said in similar situations (though it may sound a bit... girlish ). My ex-girlfriend was always telling me so when I started complaining about this and that and calling people names, hehehe

[rose~]

How about "俗氣" for the usage of "nasty" you describe?

[Luobot]

> "you see a girl in a teeny tubetop, short skirt and heels ..."

Good question, Berries!

And given that she's probably 16 years old, how would you say "Jail Bait" in Mandarin?

[babygodzilla]

i just found out saying 讨厌 makes me sound girly. LOL...

so how do guys say "annoying"?

i was thought 丫的 but that seems a little more rude than what i intend haha. what's a mild one?

[gougou]

that seems a little more rude than what i intend

It seems that in China, you only have the choice between female and rude. I experienced the same dilemma with 哇塞. Before I actually started saying it, a Chinese friend warned me to never use it as it as it would make me sound girlish. However, the only equivalents for guys he could come up with were 我靠 or 我操, which I wouldn't want to make part of my active vocabulary for fear of them slipping out at a business dinner - or a date...

[Ner'zhul]

A native way to say "rude" could be "素质差，不上路子".

For "nasty" you could say "撩人" as you described in your sentence which basically means "that girl is quite seductive".

[adrianlondon]

I don't think there's anything wrong with taoyan. Just don't say it in a girly voice! ;)

[roddy]

Yeah, taoyan has an understandable reputation as being a 'girlish' word to use, but you hear men use it plenty - just make sure you keep your voice at normal pitch, don't stamp your foot, and don't demand to be taken shopping afterwards. And no pouting. And keep usage below the once-a-minute mark

[adrianlondon]

I really should video one of these regular "spoilt chinese girl throws a strop and demands to be taken shopping" arguments that I see so regularly here.

[spaceboy]

贱货(offensive words)

especially describe those street-girl(To offer (oneself or another) for sexual hire..)

if someone insults you for no reason,you can say "野蛮人Hun　/　没教养underbred的东西".

[boilingsnow]

I think 龌龊 would be the best translation for nasty.

太龌龊了！

Nasty！

[bhchao]

"不三不四" can also be used to describe someone who is improper in nature or shady in character.

[buanryoh]

How about 刺眼 for nasty in this context?