老婆

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Chinese

old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (老婆)
simp. #(老婆)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

老婆

  1. (colloquial) wife
    老婆仔女 [Cantonese]  ―  lou5 po4 zai2 neoi5-2   ―  wife and children
    老婆  ―  lǎopo  ―  to marry a woman
    老婆飛吻 [MSC, trad.]
    老婆飞吻 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ gěi wǒ lǎopo yī ge fēiwěn.
    I blew a kiss to my wife.
  2. (Internet slang, ACG, neologism) waifu
    —「綾波麗老婆!」—「!」 [MSC, trad.]
    —「绫波丽老婆!」—「!」 [MSC, simp.]
    - “Língbō Lì shì wǒ lǎopo!” - “Xǐng xǐng!”
    —"Ayanami Rei is my waifu!" —"Wake up!"
    死宅老婆 [MSC, trad.]
    死宅老婆 [MSC, simp.]
    sǐzhái de lǎopo sān yuè yī huàn
    Otakus change their waifus every three months.
  3. (Eastern Min) toad
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  • (wife):
  • (toad):
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Pronunciation 2


Noun

老婆

  1. (often endearing) old woman
  2. (dated) (old) maidservant; amah
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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ろう
Grade: 4

Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(ろう)() (rōbaらうば (rauba)?

  1. old woman

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

老婆 (nopa) (hangeul 노파)

  1. hanja form? of 노파 (old woman)