畜生

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: tiog4 sên1
POJ: thiok-seⁿ
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: domestic animal; livestock, beast; brute (insult)
畜生

Senses split between the literal 'domestic animal' meaning, a common derogatory 'beast/bastard' insult usage, and a specialized Buddhist technical term; literal animal sense taken as primary for categorization.

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