杀马特

Traditional form:

殺馬特

Pinyin (reading):

shāmǎtè

Definitions:

• Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")

Characters:

• 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 马 - horse; surname
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished

Traditional characters:

• 殺 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished