搞-Do, Multiple Meanings

搞 Gǎo, basic meaning-do.

他在搞什么？What is he doing? (something bad)

Other meanings:

causing
e.g.病毒搞得全世界停摆了。Pandemic causes world-while shutdown.

making, engaging
e.g. 小王和小孙在搞对象。Wang and Sun are falling in love.

stealing
e.g. 他不知在哪搞了一辆自行车。He got a bicycle from somewhere.

having affair with, rape
e.g. 那家伙风流成性，到处搞女人。That guy is a sex addict, and has affair with many women.

difficult to deal with
e.g. 这个人很难搞。 This person is difficult to deal with.

Slang俚语: 我没吃过猪肉，还没见过猪跑？I‘ve never eaten pork, haven't I seen pigs run?

我没吃过猪肉，还没见过猪跑啊？

The literal meaning- I‘ve never eaten pork, haven't I seen pigs run?

The actual meaning - Although I haven't experienced that situation, I knew it from other ways.

e.g.  张三老爱吹嘘自己的房子多气派，其实，他的房子算什么呀。我没吃过猪肉，还没见过猪跑啊？我当房产经纪时，见过的豪宅多了去了。

Zhang San always loves to brag about how luxurious his house is. In fact, his house is nothing. Although I‘ve never eaten pork, haven't I seen a pig run? When I was a real estate agent, I had seen lots of  luxury houses.

Slang: 和尚打傘，无法无天 -Lawless

和尚monk打holding傘umbrella，无no法law无no天sky, it means: lawless.

When a monk holding an umbrella, neither there has 发(hair) nor sky under the umbrella.  发 has the same pronunciation with 法，people use 法 to replace 发, indicating a lawless situation.

e.g. 某些人以所谓不公的借口大肆抢掠商店，简直是和尚打伞，无法无天。
Some people used the excuse of so-called injustice to loot the stores arbitrarily, they totally defied the law.

Slang: 吃饱了撑的 😓- Do Silly Things With Extra Energies

吃饱了撑的, literal meaning- the stomach is stretched after eating too much. It's used for blame people did silly things with their extra energies because they have nothing else to do. Those people never worry about the food while other people work hard to avoid starvation.

e.g. 他天天摆弄他的自行车，结果把车弄坏了。真是吃饱了撑的。
He fiddled with his bicycle every day, and ended up breaking it. It's silly.

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