八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4
- meddling woman
- nosy parker (Cantonese)
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八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经
- 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
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 三八 sān bā ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ saam1 baat3 International Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 保八 bǎo bā ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄚ bou2 baat3 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
- 八仙 Bā xiān ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ baat3 sin1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 八哥 bā ge ㄅㄚ ˙ㄍㄜ (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
- 八宿 Bā sù ㄅㄚ ㄙㄨˋ baat3 sau3 see 八宿县
- 八度 bā dù ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ baat3 dou6 octave
- 八廓 Bā kuò ㄅㄚ ㄎㄨㄛˋ baat3 kwok3 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
- 八强 八強 bā qiáng ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ baat3 koeng4 (sports) top eight
- 八成 bā chéng ㄅㄚ ㄔㄥˊ baat3 sing4 eighty percent
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
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- 公婆 gōng pó ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄛˊ gung1 po4 husband's parents; parents-in-law
- 占婆 Zhān pó ㄓㄢ ㄆㄛˊ zim1 po4 Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam
- 叔婆 shū pó ㄕㄨ ㄆㄛˊ suk1 po4 aunt by marriage
- 太婆 tài pó ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ taai3 po4 great-grandmother
- 姑婆 gū pó ㄍㄨ ㄆㄛˊ gu1 po4 grandfather's sister
- 姨婆 yí pó ㄧˊ ㄆㄛˊ ji4 po4 (strictly speaking) sister of one's maternal grandmother; (more broadly) grandaunt; sister of one's mother's mother or mother's father
- 婆姨 pó yí ㄆㄛˊ ㄧˊ po4 ji4 (dialect) wife
- 婆娑 pó suō ㄆㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ po4 so1 to swirl about
- 婆娘 pó niang ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ po4 noeng4 (dialect) wife
- 婆媳 pó xí ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧˊ po4 sik1 mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
- 婆子 pó zi ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄗ po4 zi2 old woman
- 婆心 pó xīn ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄣ po4 sam1 (literary) kindheartedness
- 媒婆 méi pó ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄛˊ mui4 po4 matchmaker
- 孟婆 Mèng pó ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ maang6 po4 (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life
- 家婆 jiā pó ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˊ gaa1 po2 (dialect) mother-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
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- 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
- 七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄞ cat1 nau2 baat3 waai1 misshapen
- 七手八脚 七手八腳 qī shǒu bā jiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
- 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān bā guǎi ㄑㄧ ㄨㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄞˇ cat1 waan1 baat3 gwaai2 (idiom) twisting and turning
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 四邻八舍 四鄰八舍 sì lín bā shè ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 leon4 baat3 se2 (idiom) the whole neighborhood
- 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)