The five most common Cantonese profanities, vulgar words in the Cantonese language are diu (/), gau (//), lan (/), tsat (//) and hai (/), where the first literally means fuck, "Diu" (or Jiu) is literally the word for fuck, "hai" is a word for female genitalia and "gau" refers to male genitalia. They are sometimes collectively known as the "outstanding five in Cantonese" (). These five words are generally offensive and give rise to a variety of euphemisms and minced oaths. Similar to the seven dirty words in the United States, these five words are forbidden to say and are bleep-censored on Hong Kong broadcast television. Other curse phrases, such as puk gai (/) and ham gaa caan (/), are also common. Vulgar words Diu Diu (Traditional Chinese: or , Jyutping: diu2), literally meaning fuck, is a common but grossly vulgar profanity in Cantonese. In a manner similar to the English word fuck, diu expresses dismay, disgrace and disapproval. Examples of expressions include diu nei! ( or , fuck you!) and the highly offensive ( or , fuck your mother) or (, fuck your mother's stinky cunt). The word diu was originally a noun meaning the penis and evolved as a verb. Regarded as a grossly vulgar word in Cantonese, the word has gained a new meaning in Taiwan to refer to "cool". In this context, the Mandarin pronunciation may not be censored on TV broadcasts but the original Cantonese pronunciation is still taboo. Certain euphemisms exist, including siu () (small/little), tsiu (), yiu (). Gau Gau ( or ; Jyutping: gau1, but more commonly written as (haau1) or (gou1) despite different pronunciations, is a vulgar Cantonese word which literally means erected cock or cocky. The phrase ngong6 gau1 is an adjective that may be loosely translated as a "dumbass". Minced variants include ngong6 geoi1, ngong6 kiu1, ngaang6 gaau1 (lit. hard plastic) and "on9" (used in internet slang). The phrase mou4 lei4 tau4 gau1 () meaning "makes no sense" was cut to mou4 lei4 tau4 to avoid the sound gau1. Similar to "fucking" in English, this word is usually used as an adverb. Compare this: (crazy) (fucking crazy) Two common euphemisms gau, which only differ in the tone, include gau2 (nine) and gau2 (dog, but it may change the original "dumbass" meaning into "cunning" instead). Lan Lan ( or ; Jyutping: lan2), more commonly idiomatically written as lun, is another