灭绝师太

滅絕師太
Mièjué shītài
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Abbess Miejue, the stern head of the Emei Sect in Jin Yong's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
  2. 2 a strict, unbending woman, such as a teacher or a boss

Examples

HSK 7-9
Mièjué shītài shì Éméipài de zhǎngmén.
Abbess Miejue is the head of the Emei Sect.
HSK 7-9
Wǒmen bānzhǔrèn shì gè Mièjué shītài, shéi chídào yì fēnzhōng dōu yào áimà.
Our class teacher is a real Abbess Miejue: be one minute late and you get a telling-off.

Tips

usage
师太 is a respectful way to address an elderly Buddhist nun, and her dharma name 灭绝 means "extinction", which suits her merciless war on the 明教, the novel's Ming Cult. As a nickname it is used of women only, and it is not kind.

Stroke Order

灭 miè
绝 jué
师 shī
太 tài