三姑六婆

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Chinese

three paternal aunt six grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (三姑六婆) 三 姑 六 婆
simp. #(三姑六婆) 三 姑 六 婆

Etymology

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Refers to the three 姑 (gū):

  • 尼姑 (nígū, “Buddhist nun”),
  • 道姑 (dàogū, “Taoist nun”), and
  • 卦姑 (guàgū, “female fortune teller”),

and the six 婆 (pó):

  • 牙婆 (yápó, “female human trafficker”),
  • 媒婆 (méipó, “female matchmaker”),
  • 師婆／师婆 (shīpó, “sorceress”),
  • 虔婆 (qiánpó, “female brothel keeper”),
  • 藥婆／药婆 (yàopó, “female doctor”), and
  • 穩婆／稳婆 (wěnpó, “female midwife”).

In ancient China, women of these occupations often swindled money from people and were not reputable.

Pronunciation

Idiom

三姑六婆

  1. women with disreputable or illegal professions
  2. (figurative) (female) gossipmongers
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