Meaning of 泥腿
泥腿 means derogatory term for a farmer or peasant (historical usage). Pronounced ní tuǐ.
- derogatory term for a farmer or peasant (historical usage)
Definitions & Examples
zài在
nà那
xiē些
dì地
zhǔ主
yǎn眼
lǐ里
，
nóng农
mín民
bù不
guò过
shì是
xiē些
ní泥
tuǐ腿
。
In the eyes of those landlords, farmers were nothing but mud-legged bumpkins.
tā他
bèi被
rén人
mà骂
zuò作
ní泥
tuǐ腿
zi子
，
gǎn感
dào到
shí十
fēn分
qū屈
rǔ辱
。
Being called a mud-legged rustic, he felt deeply humiliated.
zhè这
ge个
cí词
huì汇
dài带
zhe着
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
qí歧
shì视
sè色
cǎi彩
，
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
。
This term carries obvious discriminatory connotations and is rarely used now.