derogatory term for farmer; rustic
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
derogatory term for a farmer or peasant (historical usage)
derogatoryHighly offensive historical term reflecting class discrimination. Commonly appears in the variant form 泥腿子. Usage today is rare and considered extremely disrespectful.
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.
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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.