老婆

Chinese

		old (of people); aged; venerable (person) old (of people); aged; venerable (person); outdated; experienced; (a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity)	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
simp. and trad. (老婆)		老	婆

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎopo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛ˙

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ po⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): lāu-pô / láu-pô / láu-phó

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǎopo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛ˙
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.po
    • IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ pʰu̯ɔ⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ po⁴
    • Yale: lóuh pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ po⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-pô
    • Tâi-lô: láu-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: law'pooi
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɤ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɤ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: dated in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu-phó
    • Tâi-lô: láu-phó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lawphoir
    • IPA (Taipei): /laʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰo⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰɤ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-pô
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxpooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ pɤ²⁴/

Noun

老婆

1. (colloquial) wife

   我給我老婆一個飛吻。 [MSC, trad.]

   我给我老婆一个飞吻。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gěi wǒ lǎopo yī ge fēiwěn. [Pinyin]

   I blew a kiss to my wife.

Synonyms

• 妻子 (qīzǐ)
• 太太 (tàitai)
• 夫人 (fūrén)
• (Mainland) 愛人／爱人 (àirén) (husband or wife)
• (archaic) 內人／内人 (nèirén), 娘子 (niángzǐ)
• (Min Nan) 某 (mǒu)

Antonyms

• 老公 (lǎogōng)

Usage notes

• The colloquial terms 老公 (lǎogōng) and 老婆 are preferred to formal in informal conversations.

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎopó

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ po⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): lāu-pô / lǎu-pô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǎopó
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laopor
    • IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ po⁴
    • Yale: lóuh pòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ po⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lǎu-pô
    • Tâi-lô: lǎu-pô
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /laʊ²² pɤ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-pô
    • Tâi-lô: lāu-pô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lauxpooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ pɤ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /laʊ²²⁻²¹ pɤ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /laʊ³³⁻¹¹ po²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /laʊ³³⁻²¹ pɤ²³/

Noun

老婆

1. (literary) old woman
2. (literary) old female servant

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
老	婆
ろう Grade: 4	ば Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

老婆 ‎(hiragana ろうば, romaji rōba)

1. old woman