derogatory name; to call derisively
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to call with contempt; to use a derogatory name for
neutralRefers to the act of intentionally using a disrespectful or scornful term for someone or something.
Tā他
men们
miè蔑
chēng称
tā他
wéi为
pàn叛
tú徒
。
They derisively called him a traitor.
Lì历
shǐ史
shū书
zhōng中
miè蔑
chēng称
nà那
ge个
shí时
dài代
wéi为
hēi黑
àn暗
shí时
qī期
。
History books contemptuously refer to that era as the Dark Ages.
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Zài在
zhēng争
chǎo吵
zhōng中
，
tā他
miè蔑
chēng称
duì对
shǒu手
shì是
nuò懦
fū夫
。
During the argument, he contemptuously called his opponent a coward.
noun
derogatory term; contemptuous name
neutralRefers to the insulting or scornful name/title itself.
Nà那
ge个
wài外
hào号
shì是
duì对
tā他
de的
yī一
ge个
miè蔑
chēng称
。
That nickname is a derogatory term for him.
Lì历
shǐ史
wén文
běn本
zhōng中
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
duì对
yì异
zú族
de的
miè蔑
chēng称
。
There are many contemptuous names for foreign ethnic groups in historical texts.
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Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
bì避
miǎn免
shǐ使
yòng用
rèn任
hé何
zhǒng种
zú族
miè蔑
chēng称
。
We should avoid using any racial slurs.