Firefly-Serenity Chinese Pinyinary
Chinese Dialog by Phrase

T to Z

Please note:

Numerals (e.g., ni3hao3) represent Chinese tones (more information in FAQ).
Chinese characters for dialog are given first in traditional form then in simplified form.
Words in "quotation marks, bold, and typewriter font" come from the published scripts. Those not in the scripts, especially those in {curly brackets/braces}, are less certain.
Some of the original translations from script-English into Chinese were very loose.

T

(ts: see C; tz: see Z)

Ta1ma1 de5.
他媽的。・他妈的。
"Ta ma de."
"Dammit."
Mal ("Serenity, Part 1"), on learning of approaching Alliance cruiser

ta1ma1 de5: [vulgar] Damn (it)!, S***!; ta1ma1 [literally] his ma (ta1 he [understood de5 possessive marker]; ma1 ma); de5 possessive marker

Related Expression(s):

Ni3 ta1ma1 de5. Tian1xia4 suo3you3 de5 ren2. Dou1 gai1si3.
Ta1ma1 de5 hun2dan4.
Ye1su1, ta1ma1 de5 . . .
Zhen1 ta1ma1 yao4ming4. Zhu4yi4.

Ta1ma1 de5 hun2dan4.
他媽的渾蛋。・他妈的浑蛋。
Tah mah duh hwoon dahn. [Mal sounds like May, tah mah duh hwoon dahn.]
"Mother humping son of a b****."
Mal ("War Stories"), addressing Niska

ta1ma1 de5: [vulgar] intensifer damn/damned, intensifier f***ing; ta1ma1 [literally] his ma (ta1 he; [understood de5 possessive marker]; ma1 ma); de5 possessive marker
hun2dan4: [derogatory] bastard, scoundrel; hun2 stupid; dan4 word used in insults, [literally] egg
Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for confirming my suspicion that Mal's may sound isn't part of the Chinese.

Related Expression(s):

ge5 zhen1 de5 hun2dan4!
hun2dan4
Ni3 ta1ma1 de5. Tian1xia4 suo3you3 de5 ren2. Dou1 gai1si3.
Ta1ma1 de5.
Ye1su1, ta1ma1 de5 . . .
Zhen1 ta1ma1 yao4ming4. Zhu4yi4.

Ta1 shi4 suo3you3 di4yu4 de5 biao3zi5 de5 ma1!
她是所有地獄的婊子的媽！・她是所有地狱的婊子的妈！
"Tah-shr SUO-yo DEE-yure duh biao-tze duh MAH!"
"whores in hell!"
Kaylee ("Trash"), on seeing Saffron's engine sabotage

ta1: she
shi4: be
suo3you3 di4yu4 de5 biao3zi5 de5 ma1: the mother of all the whores in hell; suo3you3 all, every (suo3 that which; you3 there is); di4yu4 hell (di4 the ground, a place ; yu4 hell, [literally] prison); de5 possessive marker; biao3zi5 [derogatory] whore (biao3 prostitute; zi5 suffix to make noun two syllables); de5 possessive marker; ma1 ma
Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for the ta1 shi4 and complete English meaning (and for confirming the other pinyin in this entry).

Related Expression(s):

Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5.
Wang2ba5dan4 de5 biao3zi5.

Tai4kong1 suo3you3 de5 xing1qiu2 sai1jin4 wo3 de5 pi4gu5
太空所有的星球塞盡我的屁股・太空所有的星球塞尽我的屁股
Tai-kong suo-yo duh shing-chiou sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo [Wash sounds like Tai-koong soo-yoo-yo duh shing-chow sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo.]
"All the planets in space flushed into my butt"
Wash ("War Stories"), after Zoe states Mal's opinion

tai4kong1 suo3you3 de5 xing1qiu2: all the heavenly bodies of outer space; tai4kong1 sky, outer space (tai4 great, grand; kong1 the sky, space); suo3you3 de5 all, every (suo3 that which; you3 there is; de5 adjective marker); xing1qiu2 heavenly body (xing1 star, heavenly body; qiu2 sphere, globe)
sai1jin4: stuffed all the way up; sai1 stuff up, squeeze in; jin4 to the limit
wo3 de5: my; wo3 I; de5 possessive marker
pi4gu5: butt, backside; pi4 butt, backside; gu3 thigh

Related Expression(s):

fei4fei4 de5 pi4yan3
hou2zi5 de5 pi4gu5!
pi4gu5
Ti1 wo3 de5 pi4gu5.

Ti1 wo3 de5 pi4gu5. [CUT]
踢我的屁股。・踢我的屁股。
"Tee wuh duh pee-goo."
"Kick me in the bottom."
Mal ("Shindig"), after he upsets Kaylee about dress

ti1: to kick
wo3 de5: my; wo3 I; de5 possessive marker
pi4gu5: butt, backside; pi4 butt, backside; gu3 thigh

Related Expression(s):

fei4fei4 de5 pi4yan3
hou2zi5 de5 pi4gu5!
pi4gu5
Tai4kong1 suo3you3 de5 xing1qiu2 sai1jin4 wo3 de5 pi4gu5

tian1cai2 [CUT]
天才・天才
tyen tsai
"genius"
Kaylee ("Bushwhacked"), to Harken to mock designer of Alliance ship

tian1cai2: a genius; tian1 nature-given, God, heaven; cai2 person with a capability

W

Wa1! [CUT]
哇！・哇！
"Wah!"
"Wow!"
Mal ("Shindig"), reaction to hearing about Atherton's non-marriage proposal to Inara

wa1: Wah!, exclamation of surprise

Wang2ba5dan4--
王八蛋—・王八蛋—
"Wang bao [sic] DAHN--" [Nandi sounds like Wung bao dahn.]
"dirty bastard sons-of--"
Nandi ("Heart of Gold"), referring to Rance's man who just shot her male prostitute

wang2ba5dan4: [derogatory] S.O.B., [literally] turtle's egg; wang2ba5 [derogatory] S.O.B., cuckold, [literally] tortoise (wang2 king; ba1 eight); dan4 word used in insults, [literally] egg

Related Expression(s):

Wang2ba5dan4 de5 biao3zi5.

Wang2ba5dan4 de5 biao3zi5.
王八蛋的婊子。・王八蛋的婊子。
"Wahg [sic]-ba DAN duh biao-tze."
Whores of S.O.B.s
Saffron ("Trash"), addressing cops

wang2ba5dan4 de5: S.O.B.'s, of an S.O.B.; wang2ba5dan4 [derogatory] S.O.B., [literally] turtle's egg (wang2ba5 [derogatory] S.O.B., cuckold, [literally] tortoise [wang2 king; ba1 eight]; dan4 word used in insults, [literally] egg); de5 possessive marker
biao3zi5: [derogatory] whore; biao3 prostitute; zi5 suffix to make noun two syllables

Related Expression(s):

Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5.
Ta1 shi4 suo3you3 de5 di4yu4 de5 biao3zi5 de5 ma1!
Wang2ba5dan4--

Wei4!
1. 喂！・喂！
"Way!" [subtitles: wrongly "Wait!"]
"Hey!"
Wright the slaver ("Shindig"), reaction to pool-ball failure
2. 喂！・喂！
"Way!" [subtitles: "Wei."]
"Hey!"
Wright the slaver ("Shindig"), reaction to Mal's pickpocketing of him

wei4: Hey!
Also hello on the telephone

wei4 zuo4zhe5 man3zai4 er2 qu4
為做著滿載而去・为做着满载而去
way tzwo-juh man-tzai ur choo
"Swollen of her, they left."
Puppet Theater Narrator ("Heart of Gold"), about leaving Earth That Was after people used it up, as Mal and Inara enter theater

wei4: for the sake of
zuo4zhe5: making; zuo4 do, make; zhe5 marker of continuation of action, -ing
man3zai4 er2 qu4: fully loaded and left; man3zai4 be fully loaded (man3 completely; zai4 to load, transport); er2 and [causal relation, change of state]; qu4 leave, depart
The last four syllables are a play on the fixed expression 滿載而歸・满载而归 man3zai4er2gui1: to return home with money/honors; gui1 to return, go back. Thanks to Firefly fan Patrick Zein for the suggested translation, including Chinese characters, and idiom information (his Chinese stuff).

wen2guo5 pi4
聞過屁・闻过屁
"wun gwo pee" [Badger sounds like wun gwa pee.]
"smelled a fart"
Badger ("Shindig"), referring to what Sir Warrick acts like he's never done

wen2guo5 pi4: smelled a fart; wen2 to smell [something]; guo5 completed-action marker; pi4 a fart

Wo3 de5 ma1. / Wo3 de5 ma1
1. 我的媽。・我的妈。
"Wuh de ma."
"Mother of god."
Jayne ("Bushwhacked"), on seeing derelict ship
2. 我的媽・我的妈
"Wuo duh MA"
"Mother-of-Jesus"
Wash ("The Message"), reaction to nearby explosions

wo3 de5 ma1: My God!, [literally] My ma!, Mamma mia!; wo3 de5 my (wo3 I; de5 possessive marker); ma1 ma

Related Expression(s):

Wo3 de5 ma1 he2 ta1 de5 feng1kuang2 de5 wai4sheng5 dou1
Wo3 de5 tian1, a5.

Wo3 de5 ma1 he2 ta1 de5 feng1kuang2 de5 wai4sheng5 dou1
我的媽和她的瘋狂的外甥都・我的妈和她的疯狂的外甥都
"Wuh duh ma huh tah duh fong kwong duh wai shung" [sic; Wash sounds like Woo duh ma huh ta duh fong-kwong duh wai-shuh doo.]
"Holy mother of god and all her wacky nephews"
Wash ("Our Mrs. Reynolds"), response to Saffron's advances

wo3 de5 ma1: My God!, [literally] My ma!, Mamma mia!
he2: and
ta1 de5 feng1kuang2 de5 wai4sheng5 dou1: all her crazy newphews; ta1 de5 her (ta1 she; de5 possessive marker); feng1kuang2 de5 crazy, insane (feng1 crazy, insane; kuang2 crazy, insane; de5 adjective marker); wai4sheng5 nephew, sister's son (wai4 on mother's side, [literally] outside; sheng1 sister's child); dou1 all

Related Expression(s):

fang4zong4 feng1kuang2 de5 jie2
feng1le5
kuang2zhe3 de5
Wo3 de5 ma1
Wo3 de5 tian1, a5.
xiong1meng3 de5 kuang2ren2

Wo3 de5 tian1, a5.
我的天啊。・我的天啊。
"Wuh de tyen, ah."
"Dear God in heaven."
Mal ("Bushwhacked"), on learning of Reaver survivor's mutilation

wo3 de5 tian1, a5: Oh my God!; wo3 de5 tian1 Oh my God! (wo3 de5 my [wo3 I; de5 possessive marker]; tian1 heaven, God); a5 ah, marker of direct address or exclamation

Related Expression(s):

Ai1ya1. Tian1 a5 . . .
Lao3tian1, bu4.
Lao3tian1ye2.
Tian1sha1 de5 e4mo2.
tian1 xiao3de2
Wo3 de5 ma1
Wo3 de5 ma1 he2 ta1 de5 feng1kuang2 de5 wai4sheng5 dou1

Wo3 dui4 ni3 bu4 wen2 bu4 jian4 . . . [CUT]
我對你不聞不見……・我对你不闻不见……
"Wuo DWAY-nee BOO-woon, boo-JEN..."
"I neither see nor hear you..."
[Beaumonde] Woman (Serenity Movie), in reply to Man's proposition [described in novelization, p. 103]

wo3 dui4 ni3: I in regard to you; wo3 I; dui4 toward, in regard to; ni3 you
bu4 wen2 bu4 jian4: don't hear and don't see; bu4 not; wen2 hear; bu4 [shifts to bu2 before a 4th-tone syllable] not; jian4 see

Wo3 hen3 {diu1lian3}. Wo3 mei2you3 chi1 Fruity Oaty Bar.
1. 我很丟臉。我沒有吃Fruity Oaty Bar。・我很丢脸。我没有吃Fruity Oaty Bar。
Wuo hun {diou lyen}. Wuo may yo chr Fruity Oaty Bar. [The Shamed Gentleman sounds like Wuo hun diao nyen. Wuo may yo chr Fruity Oaty Bar.]
I am very ashamed. I didn't eat a Fruity Oaty Bar.
Shamed Gentleman [off-screen] (Serenity Movie), in Fruity Oaty Bar commercial shown in Maidenhead tavern
2. 我很丟臉。我沒有吃Fruity Oaty Bar。・我很丢脸。我没有吃Fruity Oaty Bar。
Wuo hun {diou lyen}. Wuo may yo chr Fruity Oaty Bar. [The Shamed Gentleman sounds like Wuo hun diao nyen. Wuo may yo chr Fruity Oaty Bar.]
I am very ashamed. I didn't eat a Fruity Oaty Bar.
Shamed Gentleman (Serenity Elsewhere), in Easter egg ("We'll Have a Fruity Oaty Good Time"), in Fruity Oaty Bar commercial

wo3 hen3 diu1lian3: I am very ashamed; wo3 I; hen3 very, very much; diu1lian3 feel ashamed, [literally] lose face (diu1 lose; lian3 face)
wo3 mei2you3 chi1: I didn't eat; wo3 I; mei2you3 did not (mei2 negative verb-prefix; you3 have, there is); chi1 eat
Fruity Oaty Bar: Fruity Oaty Bar
Thanks to Craig Kurumada for the suggested translation.

Wo3 tai4tai5 bu4 piao4liang5! [CUT]
我太太不漂亮！・我太太不漂亮！
"Wo TAI-TAI boo PEOW-liang!"
"My wife is not pretty!"
Wash (Serenity Movie), in reply to [Beaumonde] Man's proposition to Zoe [described in novelization, p. 104]

wo3 tai4tai5: my wife; wo3 [understood de5 possessive marker] my (wo3 I); tai4tai5 [meaning borrowed from non-Mandarin Chinese] wife (tai4 grand, great)
bu4 piao4liang5: be not beautiful; bu4 [shifts to bu2 before a 4th-tone syllable] not; piao4liang5 beautiful (piao4 to fail; liang4 bright, light)

Related Expression(s):

Piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5, bu4li3 ta1, gu4 wo3 . . .
Piao4liang5 de5 xiao3jie5, [ni3 gu4 wo3 he2 ni3 xiang1hao3. Wo3 hui4 rong2 ni3 sheng4kai1 ru2 hua1] . . .

Wo3 xiang3 mei4 er3, mei4 xin1, bian4 shi2tou5
1. 我想昧耳，昧心，變石頭・我想昧耳，昧心，变石头
"WUOshang mayer, maysheen, BYEN shr-to"
"I will close my ears and my heart and I will be a stone"
River (Serenity Movie), continuing to pray in Chinese after breaking into English
2. 我想昧耳，昧心，變石頭・我想昧耳，昧心，变石头
"Wo shang mei er, mei xin, bian shi tou"
I will close my ears and my heart and I will be a stone [from Serenity movie script]
River (Serenity Novelization, p. 207), continuing to pray in Chinese after breaking into English

wo3 xiang3 mei4 er3, mei4 xin1: I wish to darken my ears and my heart; wo3 I; xiang3 to wish，want to; mei4 darken, to hide; er3 ear; mei4 darken, to hide; xin1 heart, the mind [mei4xin1 ignore one's conscience]
bian4 shi2tou5: become a stone; bian4 become, be transformed; shi2tou5 stone, rock (shi2 stone, rock; tou2 head)
Another possibility: 我想沒耳沒心・我想没耳没心 wo3 xiang3 mei2 er3 mei2 xin1 I wish to have no ears or heart [mei2xin1 be mindless], also proposed by Chrysocome on the Serenity Oz message boards

wo3 zai4 qian2shi4 yi1ding4 re3dao4 shen2me5 ren2 le5 ba5 . . .
“我在前世一定惹到什么人了吧……” [ Traditional: 我在前世一定惹到什麼人了吧…… ]
wuh tzai chien shr ee-ding ruh dao shuh-muh run luh bah . . .
I surely annoyed someone or other in a past life, didn't I . . .
Mal (Serenity #3 Comic, p. 16), on seeing Blue Glove ship

wo3 zai4 qian2shi4: I was in a past life; wo3 I; zai4 be in, live; qian2shi4 a past life
yi1ding4: surely, certainly; yi1 [shifts to yi2 before a 4th-tone syllable] a, one; ding4 definite, certainly
re3dao4: annoyed; re3 annoy, provoke; dao4 completion marker
shen2me5 ren2: someone or other; shen2me5 some or other (shen2 what?; me5 question marker); ren2 person
le5: completion marker
ba5: tag-question marker
Also shen2me5?: what?

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X (sh)

(see also Sh)

Xi1niu2
吸牛・吸牛
"Shee-niou" [Jayne sounds like shee-niou; subtitles: wrongly "Se-niou!"]
"Cow sucking"
Jayne ("Ariel"), referring to Alliance's high-tech, but ineffectual, sonic rifle

xi1niu2: cow-sucking, who/that suck(s) cows; xi1 to suck; niu2 cow

Related Expression(s):

Niu2fen4.
niu2shi3

xiao3mei4mei4
小妹妹・小妹妹
"xiao meimei" [Mal sounds like zao mei-mei; subtitles: wrongly just "mei-mei"]
"little sister"
Mal ("Serenity, Part 2"), addressing Kaylee

xiao3mei4mei4: younger sister, young girl; xiao3 small, junior; mei4mei5 little sister, younger sister (mei4 little sister, younger sister) [second mei4 retains 4th tone in xiao3mei4mei4]

Related Expression(s):

mei4mei5
Zhu4fu2 ni3, mei4mei5.

Xie4xie5
謝謝・谢谢
"Sheh-sheh" [subtitles: "Xie-xie"]
"Thank you"
Kaylee ("Shindig"), to Mal for permission to visit the buffet table

xie4xie5: thank you, thanks; xie4 thank

xiong1can2 sha1shou3
兇殘殺手・凶残杀手
shiong-tsan sha-sho [Kaylee sounds like shiong tse sha sho.]
a**-kicking killer
Kaylee ("The Message"), telling Tracey how he makes wartime Zoe sound

xiong1can2: ruthless, bloodthirsty; xiong1 brutal; can2 ruthless
sha1shou3: killer; sha1 to kill; shou3 suffix making verbs into nouns meaning: expert at, professional, [literally] hand
Thanks to Firefly Chinese Translator Jenny Lynn for the less-literal English meaning (and for confirming the pinyin in this entry).

Related Expression(s):

xiong1meng3 de5 kuang2ren2

xiong2mao1 niao4
熊貓尿・熊猫尿
"shiong mao niao" [Bartender sounds like shung mao niao.]
"panda urine"
Bartender ("Jaynestown"), about Mudder's Milk being unworthy of the Hero

xiong2mao1: panda; xiong2 a bear; mao1 cat
niao4: urine

Related Expression(s):

chou4 ma3-niao4
niao4 shi1 de5 du3gui3

xiong1meng3 de5 kuang2ren2
兇猛的狂人・凶猛的狂人
shiong-mung duh kwong-run
"violent lunatic"
Inara ("Objects in Space"), referring to Early

xiong1meng3 de5: violent, fierce; xiong1 brutal; meng3 fierce; de5 adjective marker
kuang2ren2: lunatic, madman; kuang2 crazy, insane; ren2 person

Related Expression(s):

fang4zong4 feng1kuang2 de5 jie2
kuang2zhe3 de5
Wo3 de5 ma1 he2 ta1 de5 feng1kuang2 de5 wai4sheng5 dou1
xiong1can2 sha1shou3

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Y

(ee = yi)

yao1nü3
“妖女”
yao noo
gorgon
Jayne (Serenity: Those Left Behind #1, p. 7), to Mal, referring to Ott's female crew-member

yao1nü3: fairy enchantress [possibly used as abbreviation of 妖女飾・妖女饰 yao1nü3shi4: repulsive woman, gorgon; shi4 decoration, adorn]; yao1 bewitching, lewd, demon; nü3 woman
Yao1nü3 is used for the Succubus character (a demon that takes human-female form to have sex with men while the men sleep) on a few Chinese gaming websites.

Ye1su1, ta1ma1 de5 . . .
耶穌，他媽的……・耶稣，他妈的……
"Yeh-soo, ta ma duh..."
"Hay-soose-mother-of-jumped-up--"
Jayne ("Jaynestown"), as Hero of Canton song starts

Ye1su1: phonetic characters for: Jesus [Spanish Jesús [Hay-soose]]; ye1 phonetic character, [literally] question marker; su1 phonetic character, [literally] revive
ta1ma1 de5: [vulgar] intensifer damn/damned, intensifier f***ing; ta1ma1 his ma (ta1 he; [understood de5 possessive marker]; ma1 ma); de5 possessive marker

Related Expression(s):

Ni3 ta1ma1 de5. Tian1xia4 suo3you3 de5 ren2. Dou1 gai1si3.
Ta1ma1 de5.
Ta1ma1 de5 hun2dan4.
Zhen1 ta1ma1 yao4ming4. Zhu4yi4.

yi1 da4 tuo2 da4bian4
“一大坨大便”
ee da tuo da bien
a big lump of crap
Jayne (Serenity: Those Left Behind #1, p. 3), sarcastically to Mal on what the situation is

yi1 da4 tuo2: a big lump of; yi1 [shifts to yi2 before a 4th-tone syllable] one, a; da4 big; tuo2 a lump
da4bian4: human excrement, stool; da4 big; bian4 excrement

Yi1qi3 shen1hu1xi1.
一起深呼吸。・一起深呼吸。
"EE-chee shung-hoo-shee."
Let's take a deep breath.
Mal ("Trash"), as he and Inara argue

yi1qi3: together; yi1 [shifts to yi4 before a 3rd-tone syllable] one; qi3 a group
shen1hu1xi1: deep breathing; shen1 deep; hu1xi1 breathing (hu1 exhale; xi1 inhale)

Yo-Saf-Bridge [NOT CHINESE]
[NO CHARACTERS]
"Yo-Saf-Bridge" [subtitles: wrongly say it's Chinese]
Yolanda-Saffron-Bridget
Mal ("Trash"), addressing Saffron as she holds gun on Durran

[ENGLISH]
Yo-Saf-Bridge: short for her aliases; Yo[landa] to Durran; Saf[fron] to Mal; Bridge[t] to Monty [script: "Bridgit" and "Bridget"; subtitles: "Bridget"]

yu2ben4 de5
愚笨的・愚笨的
"yu bun duh"
"stupid"
Mal ("Shindig"), referring to duel

yu2ben4 de5: stupid, foolish, silly; yu2 stupid, foolish; ben4 stupid, clumsy; de5 adjective marker

Related Expression(s):

Ben4 tian1sheng1 de5 yi1 dui1 rou4.
Liu2 kou3shui3 de5 biao3zi5 he2 hou2zi5 de5 ben4 er2zi5.

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Z (tz), Zh (j)

(Zh: see also J)

Zao1gao1. / Zao1gao1!
1. 糟糕。・糟糕。
"Tzao gao."
"Crap."
Wash ("Bushwhacked"), on learning it was a Reaver attack
2. 糟糕！・糟糕！
Tzao-gao! [subtitles: "Tzao-gao."]
"Damn it!"
Mal ("War Stories"), as sees laser-sight dot
3. 糟糕！・糟糕！
"Tzao-gao!"
Damn it!
Mal (Serenity Novelization, p. 10 [THOUGHT]), as skiff plummets toward him
4. 糟糕！・糟糕！
"Tzao-gao!"
Damn it!
Mal (Serenity Novelization, p. 242 [THOUGHT]), when he's stabbed

zao1gao1: [colloquial] Damn!, What a mess!; zao1 ruined, [literally and figuratively] spoiled; gao1 cake, pudding

Zen3me5 le5? [DELETED SCENE ON DVD]
怎麼了？・怎么了？
"Tzuh muh luh?"
"What's going on?"
Simon ("Our Mrs. Reynolds"), to Book as River escorts him to Book

zen3me5 le5: What happened?, What's wrong?; zen3me5 how?, what (zen3 why, how; me5 question marker); le5 change-indicating marker

zhan4dou3 de5 yi1 kuai4 rou4 [CUT]
顫抖的一塊肉・颤抖的一块肉
"JAN-doh duh ee-KWAI-ro"
"dangly piece of flesh"
Zoe ("Trash"), referring to what Mal shouldn't think with

zhan4dou3 de5: trembling; zhan4dou3 tremble, shiver (zhan4 tremble, shudder; dou3 tremble, shiver); de5 relative clause marker
yi1 kuai4 rou4: piece of flesh; yi1 kuai4 a piece of (yi1 [shifts to yi2 before a 4th-tone syllable] a, one; kuai4 piece, lump); rou4 meat, flesh

Zhe4ge5 ji4hua4 zhen1 ke3pa4! [MOSTLY INAUDIBLE]
這個計劃真可怕！・这个计划真可怕！
"Juhguh JEE HUA jun kuhPAH!"
"There's nothing about this plan that isn't horrific!"
Wash (Serenity Movie), about Mal's dangerous plan [described in novelization, p. 195]

zhe4ge5 ji4hua4: this plan; zhe4ge5 this, this one (zhe4 this; ge5 a, one); ji4hua4 a plan (ji4 a plan, strategem; hua4 a plan)
zhen1 ke3pa4: be truly horrible; zhen1 truly, indeed; ke3pa4 horrible, fearful (ke3 prefix turning verb to adjective meaning: capable of, -able/-ible; pa4 to fear, dread)

Zhe4 shi4 shen2me5 lan4 dong1xi5!?
這是什麼爛東西！？・这是什么烂东西！？
"Je shr shuh muh lan dong shi!?"
"What is this garbage!?"
Wash ("Jaynestown"), referring to Mudder's Milk

zhe4 shi4 shen2me5: what is this?; zhe4 this; shi4 be; shen2me5 what? (shen2 [Taiwan she2] what?; me5 question marker)
lan4 dong1xi5: trash, junk; lan4 messy; dong1xi5 thing (dong1 east; xi1 west)
Similar insult is Ni3 shi4 shen2me5 dong1xi5?: What are you anyway?
Also shen2me5: something, anything

Related Expression(s):

Shen2me5?

Zhe4 zhen1 shi4 ge5 kuai4le4 de5 jin4zhan3 . . .
Juh jen sh guh kwai luh duh jean-jan...
See: O1, zhe4 zhen1 shi4 ge5 kuai4le4 de5 jin4zhan3 . . . (O)

Zhen1 dao3mei2!
真倒霉！・真倒霉！
"Jen dao mei!"
"Just our luck!"
Mal ("Bushwhacked"), on realizing it was a Reaver attack

zhen1 dao3mei2: What rotten luck!; zhen1 truly, indeed; dao3mei2 unlucky, be out of luck (dao3 fall down, go bankrupt; mei2 mildew, mold)

zhen1 de5 shi4 tian1cai2
真的是天才・真的是天才
"jen duh sh tyen tsai"
"an absolute genius"
Kaylee ("The Train Job"), referring to Mal and his plans

zhen1 de5 shi4: truly is; zhen1 de5 [variant of zhen1] truly, indeed; shi4 be
tian1cai2: a genius; tian1 nature-given, God, heaven; cai2 person with a capability