黄毛丫头 (huáng máo yā tóu) — (derogatory) a naive, inexperienced young girl; a silly little girl

Definition

A derogatory slang term for a young girl seen as naive or silly — literally 'yellow-haired girl', mocking her immaturity. Often used dismissively to dismiss what someone says.

noun
(derogatory) a naiveinexperienced young girla silly little girl
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 黄毛丫头？
    Nǐ yí gè huáng máo yā tóu dǒng shén me?
    What do you know, you silly little girl?
  • 黄毛丫头。
    Bié tīng nà ge huáng máo yā tóu hú shuō bā dào.
    Don't listen to that naive girl's nonsense.
  • ，黄毛丫头。
    Tā suī rán nián qīng, dàn kě bú shì shén me huáng máo yā tóu.
    Although she's young, she's no naive little girl.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 黃; 黄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
炗
炗guāng黃huáng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 黃 pairs 田 (field) with 炗 (light), which gives the sound; the simplified 黄 is a shorthand and its parts are not historical components.

Open 黄 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

Open 毛 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 丫 comes from a fork in a branch or path.

Open 丫 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu頭tóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

Open 头 →

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