Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 母老虎(mǔ lǎohǔ)

母老虎 (mǔ lǎohǔ) tigress

Usage:

 

“母老虎”是指雌老虎，借指泼妇，就是说话很凶，做事让人害怕的女人。

“母老虎(mǔ lǎohǔ)” means a tigress and is a metaphor for a shrew whose talk and behavior intimidate other people.

Sentences:

 

1、 Nà jǐgè nǚrén dōushì yǒumíng de mǔ lǎohǔ, nǐ gēn tāmen shuōhuà shí yào xiǎoxīn diǎnr!
那几个女人都是有名的“母老虎”，你跟她们说话时要小心点儿！

Those women are famous tigresses, so be careful with your words.

 

2、Jīntiān tā yídìng búhuì duō hē jiǔ, yīnwèi tā pà lǎopo, tā de lǎopo shì yǒumíng de mǔ lǎohǔ.
今天他一定不会多喝酒，因为他怕老婆,他的老婆是有名的“母老虎”。

He certainly won’t drink much, because he is a henpecked man while his wife is a famous tigress.