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老太婆

lou5 taai3 po4*2

lao3 tai4 po2

old woman (often not polite), term to refer to wife | [粵]: 啊婆, 伯爺婆

Level: 3

老太婆

老 lou5 lao3 - old, venerable
太 taai3 tai4 - too, extremely
婆 po4 po2 - old woman; grandmother

This word was added by bybell on 11th Sep 2005 and last edited on 29th Aug 2008

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