▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Language )), ▁discuss es ▁ 王 八 ▁( w á ng ▁b ā ) ▁in ▁vol . ▁ 6 ▁p .   2 8 1 . ▁" W á ng ▁b ā " ▁is ▁the ▁term ▁that ▁is ▁usually ▁written ▁cas ually ▁for ▁the ▁sl ur ▁that ▁means ▁something ▁like ▁" son ▁of ▁a ▁b itch ." ▁ ▁A ▁" w á ng b ā d àn ▁ <0xE5> <0xBF> <0x98> / 王 八 <0xE8> <0x9B> <0x8B> " ▁is ▁the ▁off spring ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁lack ing ▁virtue . ▁Another ▁meaning ▁of ▁ 王 八 ▁is ▁ <0xE9> <0xBC> <0x88> ▁bi ē , ▁fresh - water ▁t urt le . ▁T urt le ▁heads ▁re emer ging ▁from ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁t urt le ' s ▁shell ▁look ▁like ▁the ▁gl ans ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁for esk in , ▁and ▁t urt les ▁lay ▁eggs . ▁So ▁a ▁" w ang ▁ba " ▁is ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁has ▁lost ▁her ▁virtue , ▁and ▁a ▁" w ang ▁ba ▁dan " ▁is ▁the ▁pro gen y ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁woman , ▁a ▁t urt le ▁product , ▁but , ▁figur atively , ▁also ▁a ▁pen is ▁product . ▁ <0xE9> <0xBE> <0x9C> 頭 ▁( gu ī tó u , ▁" t urt le ▁head ") ▁can ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁gl ans ▁of ▁the ▁pen is . ▁ ▁" W á ng ▁b ā ▁ 王 八 " ▁originally ▁got ▁switched ▁over ▁from ▁another ▁" <0xE5> <0xBF> <0x98> 八 ▁w à