母老虎 (mǔ lǎo hǔ) — (figurative, colloquial) a fierce and domineering woman; shrew; termagant
Definition
A colloquial, mildly insulting label for a fierce, domineering woman — literally 'mother tiger', i.e. a tigress. Stronger and more vulgar than 泼妇 (shrew); softer and more colloquial than 女强人, which praises rather than criticizes.
noun
(figurative, colloquial) a fierce and domineering womanshrewtermagant
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 母老虎，。Tā de qī zi shì gè mǔ lǎo hǔ, jiā lǐ rén dōu bù gǎn rě tā.His wife is a shrew; nobody in the family dares to provoke her.
- ，母老虎。Bié xiǎo kàn tā, tā zài gōng sī kě shì yǒu míng de mǔ lǎo hǔ.Don't underestimate her — she's a well-known dragon lady at the company.
- 母老虎。Diàn shì jù lǐ nà ge mǔ lǎo hǔ de jué sè ràng rén yìn xiàng hěn shēn.The character of that fierce woman in the TV drama left a deep impression.
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