() — (bound form) to insult; to bully

Definition

侮 is a bound morpheme meaning 'to insult / bully'; it never stands alone — it must pair with 辱 (侮辱) or 欺 (欺侮).

bound form
(bound form) to insultto bully

Examples

  • Tā shuō de nà xiē huà shì duì wǒ jí dà de wǔ rǔ.
    What he said was a great insult to me.
  • Wǒ men bù néng suí biàn qī wǔ ruò xiǎo.
    We cannot bully the weak just as we please.
  • Zhè ge mín zú céng jīng shòu guò wài zú de wǔ rǔ.
    This nation once suffered humiliation from foreign tribes.

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