Chinese word 扒灰 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin pá huī

Phonetic Notation ㄆㄚˊ ㄏㄨㄟ

Englishincest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law

Germany(English: incest between father-in-law and daughter-in-law) (S)

◎ 扒灰 páhuī

(1) [an affair between father and daughter-in-law] 公公与儿媳通奸

俗呼麀为扒灰。——明· 冯梦祯《快雪堂漫录·书王文旦事》

(2) 又清李元复谓爬行灰上则膝污,“膝”与“媳”偕音,故“扒灰”即“污媳”之隐语

扒灰，是一个形容乱伦的词语，专指公公和儿媳之间发生性关系的乱伦。扒灰是婚礼上的恶俗节目，羞辱了新人，不符合社会主义核心价值观。台上公公与儿媳妇各穿一套戏服，皆为红色。公公穿着如唐朝九品官服，头戴黑色的官帽，上写‘扒灰’二字来表演。其来源在于古代各类公公与儿媳通奸的现象。