bad words from Shakespeare: Jan 15, 2011

Who can tell me what <strike>does</strike> this means in Chinese?
whoreson beetle-headed flap-eared knave

Hi Alen,

I'll write it again here because the comment section ruined the paragraphing. :)

This phrase is very condensed, even for English speakers.

<em>whoreson</em> = his mother is a prostitute. Shakespeare loved this word.
<em>beetle-headed</em> = he has a head (and probably a brain) like a beetle.
<em>flap-eared</em> = his ears are large and flap about. That is, they flap about instead of hearing what is said. <em>knave</em> = two meanings. One is a serving-boy. The other meaning is a wicked, deceitful person. Shakespeare means both.