脓包 (nóng bāo) — (medicine) pustule; (figurative, colloquial) worthless person, good-for-nothing
Definition
Literally a bag of pus: the medical term for a pustule (an inflamed, pus-filled bump on the skin), and slang for a useless, good-for-nothing person. Highly colloquial and insulting in the figurative sense.
noun
(medicine) pustule(figurative, colloquial) worthless persongood-for-nothing
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 脓包。Yī shēng shuō tā liǎn shàng de nóng bāo xū yào qiē kāi yǐn liú.The doctor said the pustule on his face needs to be lanced and drained.
- 脓包，。Dà jiā dōu jué de tā shì gè nóng bāo, shén me shì dōu zuò bù hǎo.Everyone thinks he's a good-for-nothing who can't do anything right.
- 脓包？Nǐ zhè zhǒng nóng bāo hái gǎn lái yìng pìn?A loser like you dares to come for an interview?
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