Definition
大脚 literally means "big feet", but in historical Chinese context it specifically refers to women who did not undergo foot binding (缠足). Foot binding was a practice in imperial China where women's feet were tightly bound from a young age to prevent growth, and women with natural-sized feet were called 大脚. Today the term is used in historical discussions or to contrast with bound feet.
n.
(historical) unbound feeta woman with natural-sized feet (as opposed to bound feet)
Examples
- ，大脚，。Zài jiù shèhuì, hěn duō nóngcūn fùnǚ dōu shì dà jiǎo, yīnwèi tāmen xūyào xià dì gàn huó.In old society, many rural women had unbound feet because they needed to work in the fields.
- ，大脚。Nǎinai shuō, tā xiǎoshíhou dà jiǎo de nǚrén cháng bèi rén cháoxiào.Grandma said that when she was young, women with natural feet were often laughed at.
- 大脚，。Guānyú dà jiǎo de lìshǐ, wǒ shì zài bówùguǎn lǐ liǎojiě dào de.I learned about the history of unbound feet at the museum.
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