Definition
辱 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning 'insult' or 'disgrace'. It appears mainly as a root in compounds like 侮辱 (to insult), 耻辱 (shame), and 辱骂 (to abuse verbally). There is also a classical polite use meaning 'to trouble' or 'to condescend' (e.g., 辱临 'your gracious presence'), but modern learners will most often encounter it in the insult/disgrace sense. The dictionary gloss containing 'court' is likely a textual error and can be ignored.
b.f.
disgraceshame (as a morpheme in nouns and verbs)to insultto humiliate (as a verb morpheme)
Examples
- 。Tā de yánxíng shì duì wǒ de wǔ rǔ.His words and actions are an insult to me.
- 。Zhè cì shībài lìng tā gǎndào jídù chǐ rǔ.This failure made him feel extremely disgraced.
- 。Tā bù gāi nàyàng rǔ mà biérén.He shouldn't verbally abuse others like that.
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