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老婆

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo pó

(coll.) wife

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
婆: pó · old woman; grandmother

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3–2 · lao3 po2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lou5 po4

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noun

(colloquial) wife
(Internet slang, ACG, neologism) waifu
(Eastern Min) toad

noun

(often endearing) old woman
(dated) (old) maidservant; amah

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