老太婆

lǎotàipó

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Measure Word

一个老太婆 gè

Meanings

1 old woman; old lady
2 (derogatory) old hag; old crone
3 (colloquial) wife (used by older men referring to their wives)

Characters

great; very; Mrs.

old woman; grandmother

Examples

那个老太婆每天在公园散步。

Nàge lǎotàipó měitiān zài gōngyuán sànbù.

That old lady takes a walk in the park every day.

别像个老太婆一样唠叨。

Bié xiàng gè lǎotàipó yīyàng láodao.

Don't nag like an old woman.

我老太婆做的菜最好吃。

Wǒ lǎotàipó zuò de cài zuì hǎochī.

My old lady's cooking is the best.

Tips

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老太婆 can be neutral or derogatory depending on context. Used descriptively it just means 'old woman,' but when used to criticize someone it becomes insulting. The polite terms are 老太太 (lǎotàitai) or 老奶奶 (lǎonǎinai). When a man calls his wife 老太婆, it is an affectionate/humorous term.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo

太 tài

婆 pó