老处女 (lǎo chǔ nǚ) — old maid, spinster (often derogatory, outdated)
Definizione
An older, outdated and often derogatory term for an unmarried woman — roughly 'old maid' or 'spinster'. The neutral, respectful modern alternative is 未婚女性 or 单身女性.
noun
old maidspinster (often derogatory, outdated)
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- ，老处女。Tā yí bèi zi méi jié hūn, bié rén bèi hòu jiào tā lǎo chǔ nǚ.She never married all her life; people call her an old maid behind her back.
- '老处女'，。Xiàn zài hěn shǎo yǒu rén yòng ' lǎo chǔ nǚ ' zhè ge cí le, tīng qǐ lái bú tài zūn zhòng.Nowadays few people use the term 'old maid'; it sounds disrespectful.
- ，老处女。Zài gǔ dài, nǚ rén bù jié hūn dào le sān shí suì jiù bèi chēng wéi lǎo chǔ nǚ.In ancient times, a woman who didn't marry by age thirty was called an old maid.
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