Definition

Examples

• 那个泼妇又在街上骂人，邻居们都受不了了。
  Nàge pō fù yòu zài jiē shàng mà rén, línjūmen dōu shòu bù liǎo le.
  That shrew is yelling at people in the street again; all the neighbors can't stand it.
• 她发起脾气来简直像个泼妇，完全不讲道理。
  Tā fā qǐ píqì lái jiǎnzhí xiàng ge pō fù, wánquán bù jiǎng dàolǐ.
  When she loses her temper, she's just like a shrew, completely unreasonable.
• 小说里那个泼妇的角色被写得很生动。
  Xiǎoshuō lǐ nàge pō fù de juésè bèi xiě de hěn shēngdòng.
  The shrew character in the novel was vividly written.