Chinese compliment



Chinese compliment

A false or facetious display of obeisance, or an insult disguised as a compliment. A derogatory phrase, it should not be confused with the linguistic or sociological components of compliments as used in Chinese language and culture.
See also: Chinese, compliment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Leifr-Ancient Scandinavian
Saddamsahd-DAH:MArabic
BehİYe-Turkish
Helga['helgə]
Bala-Hinduism, Tamil
Ganizanigah-nee-ZAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa