白富美

báifùměi

noun

Meanings

1 'Ms Perfect': fair-skinned, rich, and beautiful
2 ideal female marriage prospect (stereotype)

Characters

white / fair-skinned

Examples

HSK 3

她简直就是标准的白富美。

Tā jiǎnzhí jiùshì biāozhǔn de báifùměi.

She is basically a textbook 'Ms Perfect'.

HSK 7-9

网上总有人梦想娶个白富美。

Wǎngshàng zǒng yǒurén mèngxiǎng qǔ ge báifùměi.

Online, there are always guys dreaming of marrying a bai-fu-mei.

Tips

culture

Internet slang from the late 2000s that crystallized marriage-market stereotypes into three syllables: 白 fair skin, 富 wealthy, 美 beautiful. Male counterpart is 高富帅 (tall, rich, handsome); opposite is 屌丝 (loser). Often used half-ironically.

Stroke Order

白 bái

富 fù

美 měi