CURSE    咒罵

SPEAK so as to TRY to CAUSE DIVINE DISASTER FOR someone.
MALEDICTIONHEXJINXFORMAL IMPRECATIONLITERARY ANATHEMA(A CURSE) THE EVIL EYE.PUT A CURSE ONPUT THE EVIL EYE ONANATHEMATIZEDAMNHEXJINXARCHAIC IMPRECATE
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 SACRIFICE 9. 詛，求神加禍於人，強調加禍之義。 [ 口＋兄 ] ，原與祝為一字，後分化出來，專指以言語向鬼神請求降禍於別人。
Modern Chinese Criteria
咒罵 is the current modern word for cursing someone. 詛咒 (lit) is a more formal and perhaps a little less aggressive way of referring to the same action. 咒詛 (lit) is a more formal and perhaps a little less aggressive way of referring to the same action. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • SCOLDBLAME someone ADDRESSING him/her USING VIOLENT WORDS.
Hypernym
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    CURSE D1, Schulz 75

    exsecrari is to curse as diabolically wicked.

    detestari is to call down divine evils on a person through a curse.

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    EXPOSTULATIO

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

  • Democritus Ridens ( WEBER 1857) p. 5.52

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 52B

    • Words (6 items)

    詛  zǔ OC: skras MC: ʈʂi̯ɤ 10 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nabactcursing
    • viactutter curses
    • vtoNswear oaths against, curse
    蒼生  cāng shēng OC: skhaaŋ sraaŋ MC: tshɑŋ ʂɣaŋ 1 Attribution
    • () p. 5516b#3

      罵落第秀才的話

      Early examples from the Song

      Syntactic words
    • NPborn as commoner > derogatory expression/insult for somebody who has failed the exams at the emperial academy (Song)
    喝嘖  hè zé OC: qhaad sɡreeɡ MC: hɑt ɖʐɣɛk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)omcurse (at) (a contextually determinate person)
    詛祝  zǔ zhòu OC: skras tjuɡs MC: ʈʂi̯ɤ tɕɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactcurse
    咒詛  zhòu zǔ OC: tjus skras MC: tɕɨu ʈʂi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitiveutter curses
    咒  zhòu OC: tjus MC: tɕɨu
    祝  zhòu OC: tjuɡs MC: tɕɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabactcurse