婆
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(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
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Words with 婆
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公说公有理，婆说婆有理 | both sides claim they're right (idiom) | |
| 婆罗门教 | Brahmanism; Hinduism | |
| 苦口婆心 | earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently | |
| 大老婆 | primary wife | |
| 小老婆 | concubine; mistress; (dialect) woman | |
| 婆罗门 | Brahmin | |
| 管家婆 | housewife (jocular); female housekeeper of a higher rank (old); busybody | |
| 老婆本 | savings a man puts aside for married life | |
| 月婆子 | (coll.) lying-in woman | |
| 老太婆 | old woman (at times contemptuous) | |
| 收生婆 | midwife | |
| 接生婆 | midwife | |
| 巴婆果 | pawpaw (Asimina triloba) | |
| 婆子 | old woman | |
| 男人婆 | tomboy | |
| 黄脸婆 | faded old woman | |
| 婆心 | (literary) kindheartedness | |
| 婆家 | husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into) | |
| 家婆 | (dialect) mother-in-law; (house)wife | |
| 公婆 | husband's parents; parents-in-law; (dialect) a couple; husband and wife |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 波 — compare how they read.