The term **泼妇** is a compound word formed through semantic combination, where the first character **泼** (pō), meaning "to splash" or "to spill," is used figuratively to convey a sense of "unrestrained," "rude," or "wildly unreasonable" behavior. This modifies the second character **妇** (fù), which simply means "woman." Together, they create a metaphorically descriptive noun meaning "a shrew" or "a vicious-tempered woman," implying someone whose demeanor is as violently unrestrained as flung water. The formation exemplifies a common Chinese word-building pattern where an adjective-like morpheme modifies a noun to express a characteristic, often with vivid, culturally embedded imagery.