老婆子

lǎopózi

noun #37,133

Meanings

1 old woman
2 old wife (informal address)

Characters

old woman / grandmother

Examples

HSK 3

我家老婆子做饭最好吃。

Wǒ jiā lǎopózi zuòfàn zuìhǎo chī.

My old lady cooks the best food.

HSK 4

别管那个老婆子说什么。

Bié guǎn nàge lǎopózi shuō shénme.

Ignore whatever that old woman says.

Tips

register

Two registers: (1) affectionate self-reference for an old man's wife, parallel to 老头子 ("old man / hubby"); (2) dismissive label for any old woman. Tone of voice and context decide which.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

婆 pó

子 zǐ