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婆娘

póniáng
noun #10,204

Measure Word

一个婆娘 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 woman (derogatory)
  2. 2 wife (dialectal)

Characters

婆
pó
old woman, grandmother
娘
niáng
mother, woman

Examples

他在背后叫她婆娘。
Tā zài bèihòu jiào tā póniáng.
He called her 'woman' behind her back.
在一些方言里,婆娘就是老婆的意思。
Zài yīxiē fāngyán lǐ, póniáng jiùshì lǎopo de yìsi.
In some dialects, 婆娘 just means 'wife'.

Tips

register
婆娘 is considered derogatory in standard Mandarin. However, in Sichuan and other southwestern dialects, it neutrally means 'wife' with no negative connotation.

Stroke Order

婆 pó
娘 niáng

Related Words

老太婆 lǎotàipó #8,728
old woman; old lady / (derogatory) old hag; old crone / (colloquial) wife (used by older men referring to their wives)
婆 pó #4,773
grandmother; old woman / mother-in-law (husband's mother)
娘 niáng HSK 7-9 #1,481
mother; young lady / woman
老婆 lǎopo HSK 4 #934
wife
姑娘 gūniang HSK 3 #834
girl; young woman / daughter
娘娘腔 niángniangqiāng #5,158
sissy; effeminate manner / womanish; effeminate (of a man)
外婆 wàipó HSK 7-9 #4,122
maternal grandmother / mother's mother
小姑娘 xiǎogūniang #3,085
little girl / young girl / lass
新娘 xīnniáng HSK 4 #2,638
bride
婆婆 pópo #8,247
mother-in-law (husband's mother) / grandmother (paternal, in some dialects) / old lady
婆娘 póniáng
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