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婚驢

简婚驴 · 繁婚驢

Mandarin · pinyin hūn lǘ

(derog.) (slang) married woman (term used by some feminists to imply that by marrying, women make themselves subservient to the patriarchal order)

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婚: hūn · get married; marriage, wedding
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驴: lǘ · donkey, ass

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noun

(derogatory, slang, used by some extreme feminists who believe women are exploited in marriage) married woman

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