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破处 (pò chǔ) — loss of virginity; defloration (colloquial)

Definition

A colloquial, often male-gaze term for losing one's virginity (typically a woman's). More blunt and slangy than neutral alternatives like 失贞.

noun
loss of virginitydefloration (colloquial)

Examples

  • 破处。
    pò chǔ Duì tā lái shuō shì yí jiàn hěn sī mì de shì.
    Losing virginity is a very private matter for her.
  • 破处。
    Tā bú yuàn yì tán lùn zì jǐ de pò chǔ jīng lì.
    She doesn't want to talk about her own experience of losing virginity.
  • 破处。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng tǎo lùn le pò chǔ de shè huì yì yì.
    This movie discusses the social significance of losing virginity.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

破pòbreak
处chùvirginity

破处 means breaking the 处 associated with virginity.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
皮
皮pí破pò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

破 has 石 (stone) as its meaning part and 皮 as its sound part.

Open 破 →

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 處; 处 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夂夂zhǐ
几几jǐtable
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū處chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 處 pairs 虍, giving the sound, with 夂 and 几, a table, as meaning parts. The simplified 处 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 处 →
Appears in
Romance & Marriage

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