How to “get the fuck out” in Japanese
[This is a guest post by Nathan Hopson]
The issue of profane language in Japanese has been discussed on LL at some length and with sundry examples, at least one of which I provided myself (shitshow).
Nevertheless, while recognizing the risk of flogging a dead or moribund steed, I was sufficiently taken aback by a headline in today’s news to feel it warranted a bit of exposition.
The headline, which, notably, came from Japan’s hard-right, anti-China Sankei newspaper, was:
「中国よ、消えうせやがれ」 フィリピン外相、“禁句”使って怒り爆発
“Chūgoku yo, kieuseyagare” Firipin gaishō “kinku” tsukatte ikari bakuhatsu
“Hey China, fuck off!” Philippines foreign minister uses taboo word in angry explosion
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