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Chinese symbol for “debacle”

杯具
bēi jù
cup; (slang) (pun on 悲剧 (bēi jù), tragedy) so bad; terrible; bummer

The closest CC-CEDICT match for debacle is 杯具 (bēi jù), defined as: cup; (slang) (pun on 悲剧 (bēi jù), tragedy) so bad; terrible; bummer; fiasco; debacle.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

杯 bēi
cup, glass; measure word for liquids
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes
具 jù
tool, implement; to draw up, to write
radical 12 ⼋ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 杯具.

WordPinyinMeaning
杯子bēi zicup; glass
奖杯 (獎杯)jiǎng bēitrophy cup
酒杯jiǔ bēiwine cup
举杯 (舉杯)jǔ bēito toast sb (with wine etc); to drink a toast
罩杯zhào bēicup (bra size)
圣杯 (聖杯)shèng bēiHoly Grail
具有jù yǒuto have; to possess
工具gōng jùtool; instrument

See also: Japanese symbol for “debacle”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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