母老虎 (mǔ lǎo hǔ) — (figuré, familier) femme féroce et dominatrice ; mégère ; virago

Définition

A colloquial, mildly insulting label for a fierce, domineering woman — literally 'mother tiger', i.e. a tigress. Stronger and more vulgar than 泼妇 (shrew); softer and more colloquial than 女强人, which praises rather than criticizes.

noun
(figuré, familier) femme féroce et dominatricemégèrevirago
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Exemples

  • 母老虎
    Tā de qī zi shì gè mǔ lǎo hǔ, jiā lǐ rén dōu bù gǎn rě tā.
    His wife is a shrew; nobody in the family dares to provoke her.
  • 母老虎
    Bié xiǎo kàn tā, tā zài gōng sī kě shì yǒu míng de mǔ lǎo hǔ.
    Don't underestimate her — she's a well-known dragon lady at the company.
  • 母老虎
    Diàn shì jù lǐ nà ge mǔ lǎo hǔ de jué sè ràng rén yìn xiàng hěn shēn.
    The character of that fierce woman in the TV drama left a deep impression.
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