二手货 (èr shǒu huò) — secondhand goods; (slang, derogatory) a woman who is not a virgin; (slang, derogatory) a divorced woman
Definition
Literally 'secondhand goods', this noun is the neutral term for used items. As a slang insult it attacks women as 'used' (not a virgin, or divorced) — strongly derogatory, as example 2 shows.
noun
secondhand goods(slang, derogatory) a woman who is not a virgin(slang, derogatory) a divorced woman
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Examples
- 二手货。Wǒ zài jiù huò shì chǎng mǎi le bù shǎo èr shǒu huò.I bought a lot of secondhand goods at the flea market.
- “二手货”，。Tā yòng "èr shǒu huò" zhè ge cí mà rén, fēi cháng bù zūn zhòng.He used the word 'secondhand goods' to insult someone, which is very disrespectful.
- 二手货。Tā lí hūn hòu bèi rén sī xià chēng wéi èr shǒu huò.After her divorce, she was privately called 'secondhand goods' by others.
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