# How to say “bitch” in Chinese

> The mildest way to say “bitch” in Chinese is 作精 (zuō jīng), “high-maintenance drama queen”. The strongest is 绿茶婊 (lǜ chá biǎo), “green tea b*tch”. Here are all 10, ranked mild to strong, with pinyin and when to use each one.

Source: https://lanlanchinese.com/how-to-say/bitch-in-chinese (updated 2026-10-18)

1. **作精** (zuō jīng) (strength 1/5): high-maintenance drama queen. Makes a crisis out of nothing.
2. **绿茶** (lǜ chá) (strength 2/5): fake-innocent girl (lit. green tea). Sweet in public, scheming in private.
3. **白莲花** (bái lián huā) (strength 3/5): fake saint (lit. white lotus). Always the victim, never the problem.
4. **贱人** (jiàn rén) (strength 4/5): b*tch (lit. cheap person). Straight out of palace dramas. It stings.
   Heard in a real video: 坚决不会同意，你这无耻贱人。 "I will never agree, you shameless wretch." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfxGj2ma9fs&t=82s)
5. **绿茶婊** (lǜ chá biǎo) (strength 5/5): green tea b*tch. The final boss of chinese insults.

## More ways, mild to strong again

6. **公主病** (gōng zhǔ bìng) (strength 1/5): princess syndrome. Acts like the world owes her.
7. **母老虎** (mǔ lǎo hǔ) (strength 2/5): fierce woman (lit. mother tiger). Don't make her angry. Ever.
8. **泼妇** (pō fù) (strength 3/5): shrew. The one screaming in the street.
9. **狐狸精** (hú li jīng) (strength 4/5): man-stealer (lit. fox spirit). From old legends of fox demons who steal husbands.
10. **母夜叉** (mǔ yè chā) (strength 5/5): she-devil. A demon from buddhist myth. The final boss.

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