婆婆

Chinese

grandmother; matron; mother-in-law grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (婆婆)
simp. #(婆婆)

Pronunciation


Noun

婆婆

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, Jin) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
  2. (Cantonese, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, Taining Gan, Jianyang Min Bei, Shaowu Min) maternal grandmother
  3. (Gan, dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Xiang, dialectal Wu) paternal grandmother
  4. (dialectal) old woman
  5. (figurative, Mainland China) higher authorities; superior; leader

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 婆婆嘴
  • 婆婆慢慢
  • 老婆婆 (lǎopópo)
  • 不裹頭巾的婆婆不裹头巾的婆婆
  • 婆婆口絮,媳婦耳頑婆婆口絮,媳妇耳顽
  • 婆婆媽媽婆婆妈妈 (pópomāma)
  • 風婆婆风婆婆

See also

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