pòxié

破鞋

Word · Noun

loose woman; slut (derogatory)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

loose woman; slut; promiscuous woman (highly offensive)

derogatory

An extremely offensive slur used to shame women for perceived sexual promiscuity. Originated from the image of a worn-out, discarded shoe. Use with extreme caution; this term constitutes severe verbal abuse in modern Chinese.

Zài在
nà那
ge个
bǎo保
shǒu守
de的
nián年
dài代
 ,
yī一
gè个
nǚ女
rén人
rú如
guǒ果
bèi被
jiào叫
zuò做
pò破
xié鞋
 ,
yī一
shēng生
dōu都
tái抬
bù不
qǐ起
tóu头
 。

In those conservative times, if a woman was called a slut, she couldn't hold her head up for the rest of her life.

Tā他
yòng用
 "
pò破
xié鞋
 "
zhè这
ge个
cí词
mà骂
tā她
 ,
tā她
qì气
de得
hún浑
shēn身
fā发
dǒu抖
 。

He hurled the word 'slut' at her, and she trembled with rage.

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Cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
bèi背
hòu后
dōu都
shuō说
tā她
shì是
ge个
pò破
xié鞋
 ,
méi没
rén人
yuàn愿
yì意
gēn跟
tā她
lái来
wǎng往
 。

The villagers all called her a loose woman behind her back, and no one wanted to associate with her.