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妈宝

媽寶
mābǎo
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
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.
HSK 7-9
千万别嫁妈宝男。
Qiānwàn bié jià mābǎo nán.
Absolutely don't marry a mama's boy.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

register
Derogatory, widely used in dating / relationship discussions on social media. 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