废人 (fèi rén) — (derogatory, dated) disabled person, cripple; (insult) good-for-nothing, useless person
Definition
A derogatory noun meaning 'good-for-nothing / useless person' in modern usage. Its older literal sense for a 'disabled person' (now 残疾人) is dated and offensive.
noun
(derogatory, dated) disabled personcripple(insult) good-for-nothinguseless person
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，废人！Nǐ zhěng tiān wán yóu xì, zhēn shì gè fèi rén!You play games all day — you're such a good-for-nothing!
- 废人，。Tā jué de zì jǐ shì gè fèi rén, shén me yě zuò bù hǎo.He feels he's a useless person who can't do anything well.
- ，废人。Zài gǔ dài, cán jí rén cháng bèi chēng wéi fèi rén.In ancient times, disabled people were often called cripples.
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