母夜叉 (mǔ yè chā) — (derogatory) shrew, vixen, harpy — a fierce or mean-tempered woman

Definição

Exemplos

• 她前妻是个典型的母夜叉，动不动就破口大骂。
  Tā qián qī shì gè diǎn xíng de mǔ yè chā, dòng bu dòng jiù pò kǒu dà mà.
  His ex-wife is a typical shrew who flies into a rage at the slightest provocation.
• 这出戏里的皇后被塑造成一个吃人的母夜叉。
  Zhè chū xì lǐ de huáng hòu bèi sù zào chéng yí gè chī rén de mǔ yè chā.
  The queen in this play is portrayed as a man-eating vixen.
• 别在你同事背后叫她母夜叉，这太伤人了。
  Bié zài nǐ tóng shì bèi hòu jiào tā mǔ yè chā, zhè tài shāng rén le.
  Don't call your coworker a shrew behind her back — it's too hurtful.