老婆子

lǎopózi

noun #37,133

Meanings

1 old woman (sometimes derogatory)
2 old wife (informal address)

Characters

old woman / grandmother

Examples

我家老婆子做饭最好吃。

Wǒ jiā lǎopózi zuòfàn zuì hǎochī.

My old lady cooks the best food.

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 (lǎotóuzi, "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