<p>囧(jiong3) to fail，or 囧大了，囧大发了 to epic fail</p>

<p>When fail use to describe some fails in movie/tv drama, we say 穿帮</p>

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2011-12-15T03:37:56.417Z
+1 for 囧, hoho.
Flake
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2011-12-15T23:08:32.577Z
the character even looks like a failface.
Vic Goldfeld
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2011-12-16T21:54:53.480Z
囧 is the one which is usually used on the internet in a similar way to the "fail" meme. The character originally means light, or bright, but later adopted the meaning of fail because it looks like a fail face.
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Alex Chen
<p>I would suggest "悲剧" (mainland China).</p>

<p>"悲剧" literally means "tragedy". When you "fail" to do something it's really a tragedy (haha).</p>

<p>This usage gained popularity in recent years among mainland Chinese Internet users.</p>

<p>I think "悲剧" is a better translation of "fail" compared with "囧". I use "囧" when I'm embarrassed or frustrated, similar to "呃" and "无语". "囧" as a slang term has the same meaning as "窘" in "窘迫" (uneasy).</p>

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+1. I think this answer is more accurate than the others in the context of internet usage.
NS.X.
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+1, I agree 悲剧 conveys the idea of failure better than the other suggestions. (such as I can say My exam result is an epic failure. But I can't say it's 囧 or 出糗). Or we can use the even more popular version of this. 杯具 (This is deliberately written wrong for a more humorous effect)
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gonnastop
<p>Direct translation of fail would be 失败 </p>

<p>However, in internet context, I think 糗(qiǔ) is more suitable. </p>

<p>糗 means embarrassing, usually as a result of you failed something...</p>

<p>When used as verb, you would say 出糗, means you did something embarrassing. For example:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我出糗了  </p>
</blockquote>

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2011-12-15T03:40:14.743Z
+1, 糗 is a quite nice answer too.
Flake
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StarCub
<p>The term <strong>fail</strong> is pretty popular <a href="http://failblog.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on the internet</a> these days, and one I'm quite fond of.</p>
<p>Looking in my Chinese dictionary I can't find a great equivalent - is there a good way to say this? What would be the best word to use?</p>

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2011-12-15T03:04:43.943Z
"Win" also.. in an internet context (as an antonym to "fail") as in "Full of win" or "so much win"
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How to say "fail" in Mandarin? (as in "epic fail" in internet memes)
# How to say "fail" in Mandarin? (as in "epic fail" in internet memes)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-12-15)

The term **fail** is pretty popular [on the internet](http://failblog.org/) these days, and one I'm quite fond of.

Looking in my Chinese dictionary I can't find a great equivalent - is there a good way to say this? What would be the best word to use?

**Tags:** translation, internet-slang
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "Win" also.. in an internet context (as an antonym to "fail") as in "Full of win" or "so much win"  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_9 on 2011-12-15. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

Direct translation of fail would be 失败

However, in internet context, I think 糗(qiǔ) is more suitable.

糗 means embarrassing, usually as a result of you failed something...

When used as verb, you would say 出糗, means you did something embarrassing. For example:

> 我出糗了

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: +1, 糗 is a quite nice answer too.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2011-12-15. Score: 9

囧(jiong3) to fail，or 囧大了，囧大发了 to epic fail

When fail use to describe some fails in movie/tv drama, we say 穿帮

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: +1 for 囧, hoho.  
> **username_4**: the character even looks like a failface.  
> **username_5**: 囧 is the one which is usually used on the internet in a similar way to the "fail" meme. The character originally means light, or bright, but later adopted the meaning of fail because it looks like a fail face.  

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### Answer by username_6 on 2012-03-19. Score: 7

I would suggest "悲剧" (mainland China).

"悲剧" literally means "tragedy". When you "fail" to do something it's really a tragedy (haha).

This usage gained popularity in recent years among mainland Chinese Internet users.

I think "悲剧" is a better translation of "fail" compared with "囧". I use "囧" when I'm embarrassed or frustrated, similar to "呃" and "无语". "囧" as a slang term has the same meaning as "窘" in "窘迫" (uneasy).

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: +1. I think this answer is more accurate than the others in the context of internet usage.  
> **username_8**: +1, I agree 悲剧 conveys the idea of failure better than the other suggestions. (such as I can say My exam result is an epic failure. But I can't say it's 囧 or 出糗). Or we can use the even more popular version of this. 杯具 (This is deliberately written wrong for a more humorous effect)  

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