母夜叉

mǔyèchā
idiom #43,051

Meanings

  1. 1 a shrew; a fierce, overbearing woman
  2. 2 a harridan; female yaksha

Examples

HSK 7-9
Línjū jiā nà wèi dàshěn, jiǎnzhí shì ge mǔyèchā.
That auntie next door is an absolute shrew.
HSK 7-9
Bié rě tā, nà kěshì yǒumíng de mǔyèchā.
Don't mess with her - she's a famously fierce one.

Tips

culture
夜叉 (yaksha) are flesh-eating demons in Buddhist lore. The (female) variant became a stock figure in classical novels like 水浒传, where Sun Erniang earned the nickname. The phrase stayed in everyday speech as a rude label.

Stroke Order

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