shrew; vixen; termagant
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
shrew; vixen; unreasonable and shrewish woman
derogatoryA strongly derogatory term. Can be used metaphorically to describe aggressive behavior, not necessarily limited to actual women in modern slang, but core meaning is female.
Nà那
ge个
pō泼
fù妇
yòu又
zài在
jiē街
shang上
pò破
kǒu口
dà大
mà骂
le了
。
That shrew is shouting abuse on the street again.
Tā她
de的
xíng行
wéi为
xiàng像
ge个
pō泼
fù妇
，
ràng让
rén人
wú无
fǎ法
rěn忍
shòu受
。
Her behavior is like a vixen's; it's unbearable.
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Qiān千
wàn万
bù不
yào要
gēn跟
nà那
ge个
pō泼
fù妇
jiǎng讲
dào道
lǐ理
，
tā她
gēn根
běn本
tīng听
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
Never try to reason with that termagant; she won't listen at all.