老婆
lǎo pó
Pinyin

Definition

老婆
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lǎo pó
  1. (coll.) wife

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

老
lǎo
  1. 1 prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
  2. 2 old (of people)
  3. 3 venerable (person)
  4. 4 experienced
  5. 5 of long standing
  6. 6 always
  7. 7 all the time
  8. 8 of the past
  9. 9 very
  10. 10 outdated
  11. 11 (of meat etc) tough
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
老婆
lǎo pó
  1. 1 (coll.) wife
老妈
lǎo mā
  1. 1 mother
  2. 2 mom
老师
lǎo shī
  1. 1 teacher
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
老板
lǎo bǎn
  1. 1 variant of 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]
老爸
lǎo bà
  1. 1 father
  2. 2 dad
偕老
xié lǎo
  1. 1 to grow old together
公婆
gōng pó
  1. 1 husband's parents
  2. 2 parents-in-law
古老
gǔ lǎo
  1. 1 ancient
  2. 2 old
  3. 3 age-old
回老家
huí lǎo jiā
  1. 1 to go back to one's roots
  2. 2 to return to one's native place
  3. 3 by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
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
婆家
pó jia
  1. 1 husband's family
年老
nián lǎo
  1. 1 aged
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
老人
lǎo rén
  1. 1 old man or woman
  2. 2 the elderly
  3. 3 one's aged parents or grandparents
老人家
lǎo rén jiā
  1. 1 polite term for old woman or man
老化
lǎo huà
  1. 1 to age (of person or object)
  2. 2 becoming old
老友
lǎo yǒu
  1. 1 old friend
  2. 2 sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)

Idioms (20)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
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)
天荒地老
tiān huāng dì lǎo
  1. 1 until the end of time (idiom)
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
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
年老力衰
nián lǎo lì shuāi
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
年老体弱
nián lǎo tǐ ruò
  1. 1 old and weak (idiom)
敬老尊贤
jìng lǎo zūn xián
  1. 1 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
活到老，学到老
huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo
  1. 1 One is never too old to learn. (idiom)
泪眼婆娑
lèi yǎn pó suō
  1. 1 tearful (idiom)
无颜见江东父老
wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
狗逮老鼠
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
  1. 1 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be meddlesome
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
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part
白头到老
bái tóu dào lǎo
  1. 1 (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss
  2. 2 until death do us part

Sample Sentences

老婆，我还在工作。
lǎopó ，wǒ hái zài gōngzuò 。
Darling, I’m still working.
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自助收银台就像一个投影仪，当托盘放在扫描仪下方，眼前的屏幕就出现了商品的照片，点击“开始扫描”，托盘里的商品立刻被标出了“葡式蛋挞老婆饼”等名字。
zìzhù shōuyíntái jiù xiàng yīgē tóuyǐngyí ，dāng tuōpán fàng zài sǎomiáoyí xiàfāng ，yǎnqián de píngmù jiù chūxiàn le shāngpǐn de zhàopiàn ，diǎnjī “kāishǐ sǎomiáo ”，tuōpán lǐ de shāngpǐn lìkè bèi biāochū le “pǔshì dàntǎ lǎopóbǐng ”děng míngzi 。
The self service checkout counter was like a projector, when the tray was put under the scanner, the screen on the checkout showed pictures of pastries, and when you click begin scan, photos of the pastries on the tray “Portuguese egg tart”, “old wife’s cake” etc appeared on the screen
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什么花盆？这是茶碗。我跟我老婆上个月去上了一堂手拉胚的课，这可是我亲手创作出来的陶碗呢！
shénme huāpén ？zhè shì cháwǎn 。wǒ gēn wǒ lǎopó shànggèyuè qù shàng le yī táng shǒulāpēi de kè ，zhè kěshì wǒ qīnshǒu chuàngzuò chūlái de táowǎn ne ！
What vase? That’s a teacup. I went last month to a pottery class with my wife, and this is a clay cup I made with my very own hands!
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老婆大人，昨天是小的错啦，小的不该惹娘娘生气，这就去跪键盘去。
lǎopódàren ，zuótiān shì xiǎode cuò la ，xiǎode bù gāi rě niángniang shēngqì ，zhè jiù qù guì jiànpán qù 。
My gracious wife, yesterday it was me in the wrong, the cad that I am. I shouldn't have provoked Madame to anger, so I'm in the dog-house I get it.
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这逻辑，这思辨，谢谢你啊老婆，我和你的马克思辩证唯物主义哲学老师都要喜极而泣了。
zhè luóji ，zhè sībiàn ，xièxie nǐ ā lǎopó ，wǒ hé nǐ de Mǎ Kèsī biànzhèng wéiwùzhǔyì zhéxué lǎoshī dōuyào xǐjí ér qì le 。
This logic, this critical thinking. Thanks wifey, your Marxist dialectical materialism teacher and I must both be crying tears of joy.
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嗯，我也要给咱哲学老师长个脸了，是这样的，脸蛋和身材决定了我是否想去了解他的思想，思想决定了我是否会一票否决掉她的脸蛋和身材。你就是完美的老婆大人！
ng4 ，wǒ yě yào gěi zá zhéxué lǎoshī zhǎng gè liǎn le ，shì zhèyàng de ，liǎndàn hé shēncái juédìng le wǒ shìfǒu xiǎngqù liǎojiě tā de sīxiǎng ，sīxiǎng juédìng le wǒ shìfǒu huì yī piào fǒujué diào tā de liǎndàn hé shēncái 。nǐ jiù shì wánměi de lǎopódàren ！
Hmm, I have to give props to our philosopher teacher, it's like this, a face and figure will decide if I understand their way of thinking, and her way of thinking decides if I will reject her face and body in one go. You are perfect, wifey!
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老婆！老婆！你吃个饭发什么呆呀！
lǎopó ！lǎopó ！nǐ chī gè fàn fā shénme dāi ya ！
Darling! Darling! Why are you zoning out during your meal?
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新年大头条！大头条，又一男星被爆出轨了！简直太特么渣了！他老婆赶紧和他离婚才好！
xīnnián Dàtóutiáo ！Dàtóutiáo ，yòu yī nánxīng bèi bào chūguǐ le ！jiǎnzhí tài tèma zhā le ！tā lǎopó gǎnjǐn hé tā líhūn cái hǎo ！
The lead story for the new year! The lead story... is that another male celebrity has been exposed as a cheater! It really is bloody despicable! His wife should hurry up and divorce him!
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小明的老婆想做丁克族，可小明是家中的独子，老头老太都等着抱孙子传宗接代的，你说能答应吗？这才拖了这么多年。
Xiǎo Míng de lǎopó xiǎngzuò dīngkèzú ，kě Xiǎo Míng shì jiāzhōng de dúzǐ ，lǎotóu lǎotài dōu děng zhe bào sūnzi chuánzōngjiēdài de ，nǐ shuō néng dāying ma ？zhè cái tuō le zhème duō nián 。
Xiaoming's wife wants to be a DINK (double income no kids) couple, but Xiaoming is an only son, so his mum and dad were expecting to have grandchildren to cuddle and carry on the family line. Could you agree to that? That's why it took this many years.
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老婆吃汤圆！啊～
lǎopó chī tāngyuán ！ā ～
Darling, have a tangyuan! Ah...
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