八婆
八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4
- meddling woman
- nosy parker (Cantonese)
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More words with these characters
八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
婆
- 外婆 wài pó ㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ ngoi6 po4 (coll.) mother's mother
- 婆婆 pó po ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ po4 po2 husband's mother
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 巫婆 wū pó ㄨ ㄆㄛˊ mou4 po4 witch
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 公婆 gōng pó ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄛˊ gung1 po4 husband's parents; parents-in-law
Idioms with these characters
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
- 横七竖八橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 胡诌八扯胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 hau2 po4 sam1 earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
- 泪眼婆娑淚眼婆娑 lèi yǎn pó suō ㄌㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ leoi6 ngaan5 po4 so1 tearful (idiom)
- 三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄛˊ saam1 gu1 luk6 po4 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)