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婆
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Definitions
- 1. grandmother
- 2. matron
- 3. mother-in-law
- 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
Example Sentences
1 shown他老 婆 。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 婆
henpecked
both sides claim they're right (idiom)
concubine
husband's family
meddling woman
every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
witch
mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
(dialect) hen; prostitute
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xí fù ào chéng pó]
midwife
(Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life
Borneo island (of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei)
potion given to souls by Meng Po 孟婆[mèng pó] before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life
Brahmanism
tomboy
(dialect) mother-in-law
hot-water bottle
mapo tofu
midwife who induces labor
husband's mother
hot-water bottle
woman (derog.)
grandfather's sister
housewife (jocular)
Brahmin
great-grandmother
wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[luó mó yǎn nà], possibly originally c. 4th century BC
matchmaker
Champa (Sanskrit: Campapura or Campanagara), ancient kingdom in the South of Vietnam c. 200-1693
Caucasian woman (Cantonese)
(coll.) mother's mother
midwife
effeminate
aunt by marriage
(coll.) wife
granny
tearful (idiom)
primary wife
earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
husband's parents
Borobudur (in Java, Indonesia)
midwife
to chase girls
Shiva (Hindu deity)
(coll.) lying-in woman
to swirl about
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
wealthy woman
(literary) kindheartedness
(dialect) wife
lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom)
Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora)