婊 (biǎo) — (bound form) prostitute; used in the vulgar insult 婊子 (bitch, whore)
Definition
婊 (biǎo) is a bound form that never stands alone — it only appears inside the vulgar insult 婊子 (bitch/whore). Do not use it in neutral or formal contexts.
bound form
prostituteused in the vulgar insult 婊子 (bitch, whore)
Examples
- 。Tā shēng qì de shí hou mà le tā yí jù biǎo zi.When he was angry, he called her a bitch.
- 。Zhè ge biǎo zi piàn le wǒ de qián.This whore cheated me out of my money.
- 。Tā mà le nà ge nǚ rén yí jù biǎo zi.He called that woman a bitch.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
婊 uses 女 to show it is about a woman and 表 to give the sound biǎo.
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