女流 (nǚ liú) — (derogatory, dated) women as a weaker class, the fairer sex (with condescending connotation)
Definition
A dated, condescending term for women as a class, roughly 'the weaker sex'. It appears in fixed set phrases like 女流之辈 and 女流之见, and is used today mainly to critique sexist language.
noun
(derogatory, dated) women as a weaker classthe fairer sex (with condescending connotation)
Examples
- 女流，。Tā kàn bù qǐ nǚ liú zhī bèi, jué de tā men zuò bù liǎo dà shì.He looks down on women, thinking they can't accomplish great things.
- 女流。Zhè zhǒng nǚ liú zhī jiàn zǎo jiù guò shí le.This kind of sexist view of women is long outdated.
- 女流，。Bié yòng nǚ liú zhī bèi zhè zhǒng cí, tài bù zūn zhòng rén le.Don't use terms like 'the weaker sex' — it's too disrespectful.
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