婆
(bound form) grandmother · (bound form) matron
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Character Decomposition
婆=波+女
Etymology
woman
Meanings
(bound form) grandmother
(bound form) matron
(bound form) mother-in-law
(slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
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Words with 婆 193 total
grandfather's sister · sister of a woman's father-in-law姑婆gū pógranny · mother-in-law阿婆ā pómidwife产婆chǎn póhusband's parents; parents-in-law · (dialect) a couple; husband and wife公婆gōng pó(dialect) hen; prostitute · (Tw) (adjective) interfering; nosy; (noun) busybody (from Taiwanese 家婆, Tai-lo pr.)鸡婆jī pó(Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life · (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess of the wind孟婆Mèng póaunt by marriage · husband's aunt · husband's father's younger brother's wife叔婆shū pó
Idioms with 婆 9 total
both sides claim they're right (idiom)公说公有理，婆说婆有理gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐearnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently苦口婆心kǔ kǒu pó xīneffeminate · old-womanish · garrulous · fainthearted · overly careful · overly sensitive · maudlin婆婆妈妈pó po mā māwomen with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)三姑六婆sān gū liù pó