泼妇 (pō fù) — shrew (derogatory term for a fierce or bad‑tempered woman)

Definition

Examples

• 那个泼妇又在街上骂人，邻居们都受不了了。
  Nà ge pō fù yòu zài jiē shàng mà rén, lín jū men dōu shòu bù liǎo le.
  That shrew is yelling at people in the street again; all the neighbors can't stand it.
• 她发起脾气来简直像个泼妇，完全不讲道理。
  Tā fā qǐ pí qi lái jiǎn zhí xiàng gè pō fù, wán quán bù jiǎng dào lǐ.
  When she loses her temper, she's just like a shrew, completely unreasonable.
• 小说里那个泼妇的角色被写得很生动。
  Xiǎo shuō lǐ nà ge pō fù de jué sè bèi xiě dé hěn shēng dòng.
  The shrew character in the novel was vividly written.