What do foreigners call women?
1, old hen and old woman
Common saying, male language, is specially used for women over middle age. Except for joking occasions, women don't welcome this title very much. Because? Old hen? What does it literally mean? Old hen? . The source of this expression is: from a man's point of view, hens run back and forth, chirp together or peck at each other.
Three old hens in the neighborhood stood chatting in the corner.
There are three old neighbors standing on the street corner chatting.
Speaking of hens, I would also like to mention the expression related to hens: what is the original intention of being afraid of his wife? Being pecked by a hen? . What does that mean? Like a weak cock, he is often pecked by a strong hen. Men are afraid of women's arrogance and obedience? . This expression comes from Dryden's comedies Amphitryon 1690 and The Spectator 17 12. Understand the above meaning, then the hen party is not difficult to understand as? A woman's party? . Later, it was extended to all social gatherings attended by women only called hen party. On the other hand, men's parties are men's parties, and only men participate.
2. Spring Chicken Girl
Original intention? Broilers and young bamboo shoots chickens are not more than 10 months old? . This expression has a long history: in ancient times, it was difficult to get such chickens before spring because of hatching technology. Girls? .
Mrs. Gray may not be grandma, but she? S certainly not a chicken in spring.
Mrs. Gray may not be an old lady, but she must be old.
Sometimes it can be expressed directly in chicken? Little girl? .
That chick? This is a real tiger. She scratched my face when I talked back.
That little bitch is really a tigress. She grabbed my face when I talked back.
3. Little woman's wife, madam
Please be careful not to leave out the definite article the.
I promised the little woman to go home early tonight.
I promised my wife to go home early tonight. Occasionally? Your wife? .
How come? Who is that little woman? How is your wife?
The wife's name is also Missus, which is a joke.
Me? I'm fine, but my wife hasn't been feeling well recently.
I'm in good health, but my wife has been a little under the weather recently.
Sometimes used for the wife of the other party or a third party.
Hello, Jim. How come? How's your wife these days? Hello, Jim. How is your wife recently?
And one for his wife? The better half. This expression is based on the Christian doctrine that men and women get married and become one.
I promised to take my other half shopping this afternoon.
I promised my wife to take her shopping this afternoon.
4. One? S ball and chain wife
What was the original intention? Heavy iron ball fetters? . In the past, when prisoners worked outdoors, they would carry such instruments of torture to prevent them from escaping. Tie up your husband like a prisoner as a joke finger? Wife? .
Yes, me? I'm going to the party tonight, but me? I will have to drag my ball and chain.
Yes, I'm going to a social gathering today, but I have to bring my tigress.
Does the hostess also mean? Wife, the head of a room? .
5. One? An old lady, someone's mother
Old people here don't mean? Old, old? , and an old lady? Old lady? It's different.
Her old lady is very young. Her mother is very young.
This statement is natural. But sometimes some people may not like it, so pay attention to the occasion when using it. When talking about your mother, you can add an article to let the old lady.
The old lady has gone to bed. My mother has gone to bed.
What does fat lady mean? Look at the example first:
The opera didn't end until the fat woman sang. Key people will come forward to solve the problem.
It turns out that the fat lady is the heroine in the finale of the opera, commonly known as? Big sister? . Speaking of one? Old lady, by the way? Shulman, dad, the old man.
His father is thirty years old. His old man is 30 years old.
Pointing? My father? When, add an article to make the elderly.
Me? I have to ask the old man. I have to ask my father.
6.doll beauty
Original meaning? Doll? . When used by men, it only refers to? Beauty? There is no simple meaning.
Look at that doll over there. I wonder what her name is. Look at that beautiful woman over there!
I wonder what her name is. A woman uses a replica doll as a title for a man. Explain? Charming handsome guy? .
Isn't it? Isn't the captain of the baseball team handsome? Isn't the baseball captain a handsome young man?
Sometimes dolls say? Lovely girl? .
My brother? Her new girlfriend is a beautiful girl. My brother's new girlfriend is a lovely girl.
7. Young women in skirts
This expression comes from the skirt worn by women, which was used in ancient China? Skirt hairpin? Cousins feel the same way. This statement is limited to men's address to women, because women don't like it.
There are many beautiful skirts among the freshmen this year.
There are many beautiful girls among the freshmen this year.
8. Persistent vines will be coquettish women; A woman who depends on a man always hangs on a man's arm like climbing a vine around a tree.
Every time we invite Bill to dinner, he always shows up with a woman who is pestering him.
Every time we invite Bill to dinner, he always brings a coquettish woman.
This idiom is mostly used for unmarried women. What does it mean when applied to married women? A woman who can't be independent and lives by men? . Why don? Can't you do something for a change? I didn't when I married you. I didn't realize you were such an independent person.
Why don't you do something for a change? When I married you, I didn't know you were such an independent woman.
9. An ordinary Jane, an ordinary woman
What is a plain here? Not conspicuous, plain? Jane is a common woman's name. plain rhymes with Jane. I don't understand why a handsome man like Jeff married such a plain Jane.
I wonder how a good man like Jeff can marry an unusual girl.
10, jailbait disaster girl
Generally speaking, it refers to a beautiful girl whose age is 1 1- 15. Prison, right? Prison? What is the bait? Bait? , and rhyme, together? Bait to send people to prison? . It is extremely unfair to women to think that beauty induces crime, because it is obviously an attempt to get rid of relationships.
She? Is this a beautiful girl? But be careful, her? s jailbait。
She is a beautiful girl, but be careful, she is a disaster girl.
I recommend it carefully.