八婆
bā pó
Pinyin

Definition

八婆
 - 
bā pó
  1. meddling woman
  2. nosy parker (Cantonese)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

八
bā
  1. 1 eight
  2. 2 8
外婆
wài pó
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's mother
  2. 2 maternal grandmother
婆婆
pó po
  1. 1 husband's mother
  2. 2 mother-in-law
  3. 3 grandma
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
  1. 1 at sixes and sevens
  2. 2 perturbed state of mind
  3. 3 in a mess
三八
sān bā
  1. 1 International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 stupid
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
八十
bā shí
  1. 1 eighty
  2. 2 80
八卦
bā guà
  1. 1 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]
  2. 2 gossip
  3. 3 gossipy
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
八婆
bā pó
  1. 1 meddling woman
  2. 2 nosy parker (Cantonese)
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
  1. 1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
八戒
bā jiè
  1. 1 the eight precepts (Buddhism)
八方
bā fāng
  1. 1 the eight points of the compass
  2. 2 all directions
八月
Bā yuè
  1. 1 August
  2. 2 eighth month (of the lunar year)
公婆
gōng pó
  1. 1 husband's parents
  2. 2 parents-in-law
十八
shí bā
  1. 1 eighteen
  2. 2 18
天龙八部
Tiān lóng Bā Bù
  1. 1 Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its TV and screen adaptations
姑婆
gū pó
  1. 1 grandfather's sister
  2. 2 sister of a woman's father-in-law
婆娑
pó suō
  1. 1 to swirl about
  2. 2 (of leaves and branches) to sway

Idioms (20)

七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
  1. 1 lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
  3. 3 what goes around comes around
才高八斗
cái gāo bā dǒu
  1. 1 of great talent (idiom)
横七竖八
héng qī shù bā
  1. 1 in disorder
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens (idiom)
泪眼婆娑
lèi yǎn pó suō
  1. 1 tearful (idiom)
乌七八糟
wū qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom)
  2. 2 in a hideous mess
  3. 3 obscene
  4. 4 dirty
  5. 5 filthy
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans

Sample Sentences

嗯，好像很有趣，你这个小八婆，要不要去凑热闹？
ng4 ，hǎoxiàng hěn yǒuqù ，nǐ zhè ge xiǎobāpó ，yàobuyào qù còurènao ？
Yeah, it looks pretty interesting. I know you just love this kind of thing. How about we go join in the fun?
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