村姑

cūngū

noun #36,637

Measure Word

一个村姑 gè

Meanings

1 village girl
2 country girl
3 (slightly pejorative) country bumpkin

Characters

girl; young woman

Examples

她是从山里来的村姑。

Tā shì cóng shān lǐ lái de cūngū.

She's a country girl from the mountains.

别把我当村姑看。

Bié bǎ wǒ dāng cūngū kàn.

Don't treat me like some country bumpkin.

Tips

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村姑 is neutral when describing literal village girls but takes on a dismissive 'unsophisticated, dowdy' tone when applied figuratively to urban women. Be cautious — modern usage skews more pejorative than complimentary.

Stroke Order

村 cūn

姑 gū