Quote Originally Posted by vy
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Если обо всём этом думать- свихнуться можно. Особенно причудлив китайский язык. Не знаю, что означает имя Ху-Яо-Бан, а по-русски, если произнести быстро, звучит как отборная матерщина.
The syllable HUI (ХУЙ) in Chinese is very common, has many meaning (pronounced with different tones but sounds like a swearword to Russians - it means "dick".

One common meaning is can, be able to or meeting - written as the same character. (4th tone - falling)

Wo hui shuo Zhongguohua - Во хуй шо Чжунгохуа. - I can speak Chinese.

Ni hui-bu-hui shuo Zhongguohua - Ни хуй-бу-хуй шо Чжунгохуа? Can you speak Chinese?

Hui jia - Хуй цзя. () To return home. (hui is pronounced with 2nd tone - rising)

Etc, etc.

Well, Russians just need to get used to it, if they learn Chinese, otherwise too many phrases will sound like swearing.

By the way, Russian "типа" ("нового типа") - sounds as the same swearword to Chinese (spelled "jiba" in pinyin but in fact, sounds like "типа").