Definition
瘸子 is a colloquial noun referring to a person with a limp or a leg disability. It carries a slightly informal or potentially insensitive tone — in modern daily usage, especially in urban contexts, people often prefer euphemisms like 腿脚不方便的人 ('person with mobility issues'). You'll hear 瘸子 more in older or rural speech, or as a teasing/derogatory term. Avoid using it in formal or polite settings.
n.
(colloquial) a lame personsomeone with a leg disability
Examples
- 瘸子。Nà ge qué zǐ zǒulù yī qué yī guǎi de.That lame person walks with a limp.
- 瘸子，。Bié zhèyàng jiào tā qué zǐ, zhèyàng bú tài lǐmào.Don't call him a lame person like that — it's not very polite.
- ，瘸子。Tā xiǎoshíhou tuǐ shòu guò shāng, hòulái jiù chéng le qué zǐ.He injured his leg as a child, and later became lame.
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