miè chēng

蔑 称

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v.call in contempt; address somebody contemptuously
- wǒ cháng bèi tā miè chēng wéi shǎ guā
  我常被他蔑称为傻瓜。
  I'm often scornfully referred to as a fool by him.
- zhǐ yǒu tā men cái huì miè chēng wǒ men de bù diào
  只有他们才会蔑称我们的步调！
  It is them who would seek to call the tune!
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n.contemptuous form of address; contemptuous name
- hú cháng yòng lái zuò wéi hàn rén duì hú rén de miè chēng
  “狐”常用来作为汉人对胡人的蔑称。
  The low-status Hus were often despised by the Han people.

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