食屎
sik6 si2
In Cantonese, the phrase for "eat poop" is 食屎 (sik6 si2).
This phrase functions as a vulgar insult. It is used to tell someone to go away or to express strong anger toward them. It is also commonly used to express disbelief or frustration.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 食屎 is composed of the verb 食 (sik6), meaning "to eat" and the noun 屎 (si2), meaning "feces/poop".
Which one should you use?
食屎 is the base form, while 食屎啦 is an informal version that can be translated as "eat poop" or "go eat poop".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
食屎 is highly vulgar and should only be used in extremely informal or aggressive contexts. The version 食屎啦 is also considered informal.
How do you pronounce it?
sik6 si2
Did you know?
- While it means 'eat poop', the phrase is used so idiomatically that a native speaker may not even visualize the act of eating when shouting it.
- Using 食屎 toward an elder or a person of higher social status is a significant cultural transgression that goes beyond a simple insult, as it directly challenges the hierarchy of respect.
- Because this phrase is so aggressive, it is frequently censored in Hong Kong television and cinema with a 'bleep' sound or by replacing the second character with a nonsense word.
Examples in context
- 你一直亂講，食屎囉！You keep talking nonsense, eat poop then!
- 你去食屎啦！nei5 heoi3 sik6 si2 laa1!Go eat poop!
- 真係想叫佢食屎。zan1 hai6 soeng2 giu3 keoi5 sik6 si2.I really want to tell him to go eat poop.
- 你唔好喺度叫我食屎！nei5 m4 hou2 hai2 dou6 giu3 ngo5 sik6 si2!Don't tell me to go eat poop!
Example conversation
Two people are having a heated argument over a game.
- 雅婷 Nga Ting子健，你唔好再呃我！zi2 gin6, nei5 m4 hou2 zoi3 gok3 ngo5!Zijin, stop lying to me!
- 子健 Tsz Kin我冇呃你，你諗邊個諗！ngo5 mou5 gok3 nei5, nei5 nam2 bin2 go3 nam2!I'm not lying, who do you think you're talking to!
- 雅婷 Nga Ting你快啲食屎啦！nei5 faai3 di1 sik6 si2 laa1!Just go eat poop!
- 子健 Tsz Kin雅婷，你真係好唔理性！jaa5 ting4, nei5 zan1 hai6 hou2 m4 lei5 sing3!Yating, you are really being irrational!
