zhen ta ma jue (真他妈绝)

[dudasd]

I don't know a single word of Chinese, so I sincerely hope for your help here.

The whole sentence reads:


"Zhou, his floor manager, had overseen so many cabarets that he rarely indulged in even a flicker of excitement anymore, but the size of the well-dressed crowd waiting outside made him catch Lin’s eye and mouth the words Zhen ta ma jue, damned incredible." (Source: Night in Shanghai, Nicole Mones)


As much as I realize, the first part of the phrase (zhen ta ma) is a swear-word (like "bloody" in English), but I couldn't find nothing about "jue". I am supposed to transliterate these words according to our writing system, so what I need is exact writing of that word (jue), so that I can find it in and hear its pronunciation in audio dictionaries. Also I don't know if the translation ("incredible") is accurate.

Thank you very much in advance!

 

[Youngfun]

Probably 倔=stubborn.

 

[tarlou]

I think it's 绝 as in 太绝了.
"Damned incredible" is a quite accurate translation.

 

[dudasd]

Thank you very, very much!

 

[SuperXW]

I agree with tarlou, it should be 真他妈绝!
A perfect choice of slang expression which accurately expresses "Damned incredible!" Since it's too native, some oversee Chinese (like Youngfun? ) could not associate with the correct character.

 

[Skatinginbc]

Since it's too native, some oversee Chinese (like Youngfun? ) could not associate with the correct character.

I think Youngfun heard of 拍案叫絕 and knew what 絕 means. He/She just didn't think of it at that moment. It is sometimes difficult to guess a character from Pinyin that is not marked with a tone.

 

[SuperXW]

I think Youngfun heard of 拍案叫絕 and knew what 絕 means. He/She just didn't think of it at that moment. It is sometimes difficult to guess a character from Pinyin that is not marked with a tone.

Given the translation "damned incredible", I had no problem guessing it.