糟糕

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
糟糕

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

糟糕 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zāogāo)

  1. (colloquial) terrible; sucks

Interjection

糟糕 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zāogāo)

  1. (colloquial) What a mess! What bad luck!

References

  • 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:
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