What does it mean when someone says... 你很屌！

I remember watching Channel [V] and they used to have a commercial when they would say... Channel [V] 好屌！ Is this appropriate slang or is it really vulgar? Is it appropriate to use or will it offend people?

For learning: Chinese (Mandarin)
Base language: English

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In case you don't know what 屌 is, it means penis. I guess it has something to do with phallic worship. Since we all know what a penis does and since it's used as an adjective here, I will personally translate it into "fucking good". Whether or not it's offensive is on a person-by-person basis.

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棒, meaning stick, is actually a euphemism for penis. Therefore, 你很棒 also means 你很屌, but it's not considered vulgar anymore.

antman answered 15 days ago

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its not very vulgar but it could be offensive sometimes,although it means you are awesome.by the way,my name is roger, im from china and Im learning english my skype:rogerlee86 my msn:lijie8612@hotmail.com hope we can help each other take care

roger answered 15 days ago Flag

Hello Lupat,

Colloquially it means 'you are cool' or ' you are extraordinary' , while in Cantonese it has got a vulgar offensive meaning.
So you better don't use it in general.

Cherry answered 15 days ago Flag

Mostly it means "you are great"but it's just used by young guys.is not formal.
there is a second way to use it with a meaning of provocation.
Several examples below :
哇，你好屌啊！wow ,you are great!
你好屌啊！怎么，想打架啊！Pretty good ！do you wanna fight with me?

Allen answered 15 days ago Flag