泼妇

潑婦

pōfù

noun #12,858 vulgar

Measure Word

一个泼妇 gè

Meanings

1 shrew
2 vixen
3 shrewish woman

Characters

to splash; rude; aggressive

Examples

她像泼妇一样在街上骂人。

Tā xiàng pōfù yīyàng zài jiē shàng mà rén.

She cursed at people in the street like a shrew.

别像个泼妇似的。

Bié xiàng gè pōfù shìde.

Don't act like a shrew.

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Highly derogatory term for a woman who is loud, aggressive, and unreasonable. The idiom 泼妇骂街 (shrew cursing in the street) describes someone making a public scene.

Stroke Order

泼 pō

妇 fù