Why 他妈的 means (swear word) Why 他妈的 means fuck
I just started learning Chinese and kinda understood why many combinations of character means that in English but here
ˋˋ&lt;他&gt;&lt;妈&gt;&lt;的&gt;ˋ ˋ&lt;He&gt;&lt;mother&gt;&lt;target&gt;ˋˋ
的 here doesn't mean target, it is functioning as a possessive marker that marks the subject before it possesses the object after it.
他妈的 literally means &quot; his mother's &quot; -- short for 'his mother's (swearing word)'
他妈的 is mostly used as an exclamation that expresses displeasure or anger  similar to 'damn it' in English