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[1] [n] old woman [2] one's grandmother [3] the mother of one's husband Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: 女 (#38)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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老婆 lou5 po4 = wife 阿婆 aa3 po4 = grandmother (maternal); polite way of addressing an old lady 粵 事頭婆 si6 tau4 po4 = lady boss; wife of boss 粵 小老婆 siu2 lou5 po4 = concubine; mistress 包租婆 baau1 zou1 po4 = landlady 粵 八婆 baat3 po4 = nosy old woman 粵 老婆子 lou5 po4 zi2 = old woman 基婆 gei1 po4*2 = homosexual woman 粵 鬼婆 gwai2 po4 = a Caucasian woman 粵 巫婆 mou4 po4 = a witch See all 91 compounds (CantoDict reports 95 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 5 examples containing 婆
婆婆,你今年貴庚呀? 粵
Po Po (an elderly woman), how old are you? [Scenario: A person is talking to an elderly woman. ]
我未試過對我老婆唔住,你呢? 粵
I have never cheated on my wife, (how about) you? [Literally] I haven't tried (and did something that I) cannot face to my wife, you? [whether it means "cannot face to/cannot confront with" or "sorry",to 對唔住 someone you're romantically involved,it mostly refers to you "cheat". Otherwise, it can means you did something that disappointed the other or you let someone down.]
個老婆大人矋住佢,佢又點敢出聲吖 粵
How would he be so daring as to utter a word, under the staring eyes of his wife. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |