祸水 (huò shuǐ) — (idiom, derogatory) a woman who brings disaster; femme fatale
Definition
A derogatory idiom labeling a woman blamed for bringing disaster — originally 'flood of calamity.' It is sexist and insulting; do not use lightly. In modern Chinese it appears mainly in discussions of historical stereotypes like 妲己 or 杨贵妃.
idiom
(idiom, derogatory) a woman who brings disasterfemme fatale
Examples
- 祸水。Lì shǐ shū zhōng cháng bǎ wáng cháo fù miè de yuán yīn guī jiù yú huò shuǐ.Historical books often attribute the fall of a dynasty to a disastrous woman.
- 祸水。Nà bù diàn yǐng lǐ tā bàn yǎn le yí gè huò shuǐ de jué sè.In that movie she played the role of a femme fatale.
- 祸水，。Bú yào suí biàn bǎ nǚ xìng chēng wéi huò shuǐ, zhè hěn bù zūn zhòng.Don't casually call a woman a 'disastrous woman'; it's very disrespectful.
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