Microsoft names product after female genitalia May 19, 2009
Talk about a total fail. Microsoft names it’s lasted product Cibai… Which apparently, isn’t an acronymn for anything, they just like the name.
Well, it turns out that in Singapore and Malaysia, Cibai is a cuss word that describes the female genitalia in vulgar terms.
Cibai’ is a a Chinese dialect (specifically, Hokkien) term for vagina, and ‘Cibai’ remains the most popular spelling. Other variations include ‘chee bye’, ‘chibai’, or ‘ji bai’. ‘Cibai’ can also be used as the equivalent of ‘damn’! or ‘fuck!’, as it is also used as an exclamation if someone is angry or upset. It also can be used with adjectives, eg ‘Chau cibai’ basically means ’smelly cunt’. There’s also the 6 hit combo ‘Kan Ni Neh Chau Ci Bai’ (often abbreviated to KNNCCB) term that is quite popular that means, er, nevermind.
You can see more the term defined here at urbandictionary.In short it’s one of the worst things you could call your software product.
Thats stretching it abit. “Chee Bai” would be better. More pithy and natural. “Ci Bai” sounds like the damn thing has razor sharp edges or is thin and sickly. “Chee” gives a better feel for the thing. So no.