- English translation
Let the one-eyed woman and her farmland go away.
- Literal wording
May the one-eyed woman vanish along with her plot of land.
- Meaning and lesson
Historically, the saying rejects marrying a woman for the sake of her land or wealth. It treats her property as insufficient reason to overlook a characteristic the speaker finds unacceptable.
It sets personal preference in a prospective spouse above material advantage. Its force is emphatically dismissive and demeaning, reflecting a disparaging stereotype about disability and a harsh judgment of the woman and the proposed marriage.
- When it is used
Use it only when discussing the historical saying’s rejection of marriage for financial gain. Its wording is harsh and insulting toward a woman with a disability, so it should not be used as a courteous way to discuss a prospective spouse.
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