妈宝

媽寶

mābǎo

noun

Meanings

1 mama's boy
2 adult who is overly attached to or controlled by his mother

Characters

Examples

千万别嫁妈宝男。

Qiānwàn bié jià mābǎo nán.

Absolutely don't marry a mama's boy.

他什么都听他妈的,典型的妈宝。

Tā shénme dōu tīng tā mā de, diǎnxíng de mābǎo.

He listens to his mother on everything — a textbook mama's boy.

妈宝男在相亲市场上不受欢迎。

Mābǎo nán zài xiāngqīn shìchǎng shàng bù shòu huānyíng.

Mama's boys aren't popular on the dating market.

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Derogatory, widely used in dating / relationship discussions on Weibo and 小红书. Usually 妈宝男 (mama's boy) specifically; 妈宝女 exists but is much rarer.

culture

Key red flag in Chinese dating discourse along with 凤凰男 (small-town son lifted into the city). Pop-psychology blogs pair 妈宝 with the concept of 原生家庭 (family of origin) problems.

Stroke Order

妈 mā

宝 bǎo