to call contemptuously; a derogatory term
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to call (someone) contemptuously; to label derogatorily
formalUsed to describe the act of giving someone or something a name that expresses scorn or disdain.
Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
shang上
，
wài外
lái来
qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
cháng常
bèi被
bǐ鄙
chēnɡ称
wéi为
“
mán蛮
yí夷
”
。
Historically, foreign invaders were often contemptuously called "barbarians."
Tā他
bù不
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
，
bèi被
tónɡ同
shì事
bǐ鄙
chēnɡ称
wéi为
“
ɡōnɡ公
sī司
de的
zhù蛀
chónɡ虫
”
。
He doesn't work hard and is derogatorily called "the company's parasite" by his colleagues.
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Nà那
xiē些
kào靠
qī欺
zhà诈
huò获
lì利
de的
rén人
bèi被
méi媒
tǐ体
bǐ鄙
chēnɡ称
wéi为
“
shè社
huì会
de的
dú毒
liú瘤
”
。
Those who profit through fraud are contemptuously labeled "social tumors" by the media.
noun
a derogatory term; a contemptuous appellation
formalRefers to the insulting name or title itself.
“
shǒu守
cái财
nú奴
”
shì是
duì对
lìn吝
sè啬
ɡuǐ鬼
de的
yī一
zhǒnɡ种
bǐ鄙
chēnɡ称
。
"Miser" is a derogatory term for a stingy person.
Zài在
jī激
liè烈
de的
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōnɡ中
，
shuānɡ双
fānɡ方
hù互
xiānɡ相
shǐ使
yònɡ用
le了
xǔ许
duō多
bǐ鄙
chēnɡ称
。
In the heated debate, both sides used many derogatory terms against each other.
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Zhè这
ɡe个
ɡǔ古
lǎo老
de的
bǐ鄙
chēnɡ称
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīnɡ经
hěn很
shǎo少
shǐ使
yònɡ用
le了
。
This ancient derogatory term is now rarely used.