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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1老婆 老婆 lǎo lao3 po2(coll.) wife
2婆婆 婆婆 popo2 po5husband's mother; mother-in-law; grandma
3 po2grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
4老太婆 老太婆 lǎo tài lao3 tai4 po2old woman (at times contemptuous)
5外婆 外婆 wài wai4 po2(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother
6丑媳妇早晚也得见公婆 醜媳婦早晚也得見公婆 chǒu zǎo wǎn děi jiàn gōng chou3 xi2 fu4 zao3 wan3 ye3 dei3 jian4 gong1 po2lit. the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (idiom); fig. it's not something you can avoid forever
7多年媳妇熬成婆 多年媳婦熬成婆 duō nián áo chéng duo1 nian2 xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2see 媳妇熬成婆
8汤婆子 湯婆子 tāng zitang1 po2 zi5hot-water bottle
9汤婆 湯婆 tāng tang1 po2hot-water bottle
10黄脸婆 黃臉婆 huáng liǎn huang2 lian3 po2faded old woman
11摩诃婆罗多 摩訶婆羅多 luó duōMo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 罗摩衍那 , possibly originally c. 4th century BC
12媒婆 媒婆 méi mei2 po2matchmaker
13麻婆豆腐 麻婆豆腐 dòu ma2 po2 dou4 fu3mapo tofu; stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
14老婆孩子热炕头 老婆孩子熱炕頭 lǎo hái zi kàng toulao3 po2 hai2 zi5 re4 kang4 tou5wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life
15苦口婆心 苦口婆心 kǒu xīnku3 kou3 po2 xin1earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
16接生婆 接生婆 jiē shēng jie1 sheng1 po2midwife
17猪婆龙 豬婆龍 zhū lóngzhu1 po2 long2Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
18阿婆 阿婆 ā a1 po2granny; mother-in-law
19鬼婆 鬼婆 guǐ gui3 po2Caucasian woman (Cantonese)
20管家婆 管家婆 guǎn jiā guan3 jia1 po2housewife (jocularly); female housekeeper of a higher rank (old); busybody
21姑婆 姑婆 gu1 po2grandfather's sister; sister of a woman's father-in-law
22公婆 公婆 gōng gong1 po2husband's parents; parents-in-law
23富婆 富婆 fu4 po2wealthy woman
24催生婆 催生婆 cuī shēng cui1 sheng1 po2midwife who induces labor
25产婆 產婆 chǎn chan3 po2midwife

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