姘妇 (pīn fù) — mistress (in an extramarital relationship, with strong negative connotation); adulteress

Definition

A derogatory literary noun for a woman in an extramarital relationship — the female counterpart to 姘夫, harsher than 小三. Strongly negative, mainly used in formal or literary contexts.

noun
mistress (in an extramarital relationship, with strong negative connotation)adulteress

Examples

  • 姘妇
    Zhè jiàn shì bào guāng hòu, dà jiā cái zhī dào tā yǒu yí gè pīn fù.
    After this matter was exposed, everyone found out he had a mistress.
  • 姘妇
    Zài gǔ dài, pīn fù de dì wèi fēi cháng dī xià.
    In ancient times, an adulteress had a very low status.
  • 姘妇
    Xiǎo shuō lǐ de pīn fù zuì zhōng bèi jiā zú gǎn chū le mén.
    In the novel, the mistress was eventually driven out by the family.

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