怕老婆

Chinese

		to be afraid; to fear	wife; waifu
trad. (怕老婆)		怕	老婆
simp. #(怕老婆)		怕	老婆

Etymology

Literally: "afraid of one's wife". It is believed that if a man is ticklish, it is a sign of fear of his present or future wife.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pàlǎopo

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paa³ lou⁵ po⁴

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pàlǎopo
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄆㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pàlǎopo̊
    • Wade–Giles: pʻa⁴-lao³-pʻo⁵
    • Yale: pà-lǎu-pwo
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pahlao.po
    • Palladius: палаопо (palaopo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paa³ lou⁵ po⁴
    • Yale: pa lóuh pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paa³ lou⁵ po⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pa³ lou⁵ po⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaː³³ lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/

Idiom

怕老婆

1. to be henpecked; to be afraid of one's wife
2. ticklish (of a man)

See also

• 怕癢／怕痒 (pàyǎng)
• (Min Nan) 驚某／惊某 (kiaⁿ-bó͘)