悍妇 (hàn fù) — shrewish woman
Definition
悍妇 (hànfù) is a literary, pejorative noun for a fierce, domineering woman — 'shrew'. Stronger and more written than 泼妇 (pōfù, a coarse scold); a man with a comparable temperament is 悍夫.
noun
shrewish woman
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 悍妇。Dà jiā dōu pà nà ge hàn fù.Everyone is afraid of that shrewish woman.
- 悍妇，。Tā shì gè hàn fù, shuí dōu bù gǎn rě tā.She is a shrew; nobody dares to provoke her.
- 悍妇。Méi xiǎng dào tā jìng rán shì gè hàn fù.I didn't expect her to be such a shrew.
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