páhuī

扒灰

Word · Noun

incest; relationship between father-in-law and daughter-in-law

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

incestuous relationship between a father-in-law and his daughter-in-law

informal

这是一个贬义、粗俗的禁忌语,主要用于口语和非正式语境,指代一种乱伦关系。

Cūn村
lǐ里
liú流
chuán传
zhe着
nà那
hù户
rén人
jiā家
pá扒
huī灰
de的
chǒu丑
wén闻
 。

The scandal of that family's incestuous affair is spreading through the village.

Zhè这
ge个
cí词
hěn很
bù不
hǎo好
tīng听
 ,
zhǐ指
de的
jiù就
shì是
pá扒
huī灰
zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
 。

This word is very offensive; it refers to that kind of incestuous behavior.

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 《
Hóng红
lóu楼
mèng梦
 》
lǐ里
Jiāo焦
Dà大
mà骂
 “
pá爬
huī灰
de的
pá爬
huī灰
 ”
jiù就
shì是
zài在
yǐng影
shè射
cǐ此
shì事
 。

When Jiao Da in *Dream of the Red Chamber* curses about 'incest,' he is alluding to this matter.