womenfolk (derogatory)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
womenfolk; females (derogatory)
archaicAn archaic and derogatory term referring to women collectively, implying they are inferior or lack importance. It is offensive and should be avoided in modern speech.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
guó国
jiā家
dà大
shì事
，
qǐ岂
shì是
nǚ女
liú流
zhī之
bèi辈
kě可
yǐ以
yì议
lùn论
de的
？
How can such important matters of state be discussed by mere women?
Tā他
kàn看
bu不
qǐ起
nà那
xiē些
nǚ女
liú流
，
rèn认
wéi为
tā她
men们
chéng成
bu不
liǎo了
dà大
shì事
。
He looked down on those women, thinking they could not accomplish anything significant.
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Gǔ古
shí时
hou候
，
xǔ许
duō多
nán男
zǐ子
rèn认
wéi为
nǚ女
liú流
wú无
zhī知
。
In ancient times, many men considered women to be ignorant.