破鞋

pòxié

noun #27,688 vulgar

Meanings

1 worn-out shoes; broken footwear
2 (derogatory, slang) a promiscuous woman; slut

Characters

broken; worn out; to break

Examples

这双破鞋已经不能穿了，该扔掉了。

Zhè shuāng pòxié yǐjīng bù néng chuān le, gāi rēngdiào le.

These worn-out shoes can no longer be worn and should be thrown away.

旧社会里，人们用「破鞋」来侮辱失贞的女性。

Jiù shèhuì lǐ, rénmen yòng "pòxié" lái wǔrǔ shīzhēn de nǚxìng.

In the old society, people used "broken shoe" as an insult for unchaste women.

Tips

culture

The derogatory use of 破鞋 (literally 'worn-out shoe') to mean a promiscuous woman was common in Maoist-era China (1949–1976). Women accused of sexual impropriety could be publicly shamed with this label. The term is now considered vulgar and offensive.

Stroke Order

破 pò

鞋 xié