# How to roast your best friend in Chinese

> The mildest way to say “roast your best friend” in Chinese is 憨憨 (hān hān), “silly goose”. The strongest is 杠精 (gàng jīng), “argues with everything”. Here are all 5, ranked mild to strong, with pinyin and when to use each one.

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

1. **憨憨** (hān hān) (strength 1/5): silly goose. So soft you can say it to your crush.
2. **吃货** (chī huò) (strength 2/5): foodie (lit. eating goods). For the friend who is always hungry.
   Heard in a real video: 第一个呢，是吃货豪豪。 "First up is Foodie Haohao." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsakoBzdMTA&t=2s)
3. **路痴** (lù chī) (strength 3/5): zero sense of direction. For the friend who gets lost in a mall.
4. **戏精** (xì jīng) (strength 4/5): drama queen (lit. drama spirit). For the friend who turns everything into a show.
5. **杠精** (gàng jīng) (strength 5/5): argues with everything. You say the sky is blue. They say "well actually".

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