怕老婆 pà lǎo pó ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ paa3 lou5 po4
- henpecked
- to be under one's wife's thumb
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怕
- 可怕 kě pà ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄚˋ ho2 paa3 awful
- 哪怕 nǎ pà ㄋㄚˇ ㄆㄚˋ naa5 paa3 even
- 害怕 hài pà ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ hoi6 paa3 to be afraid; to be scared
- 恐怕 kǒng pà ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄆㄚˋ hung2 paa3 fear
- 生怕 shēng pà ㄕㄥ ㄆㄚˋ sang1 paa3 to fear
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- 不怕 bù pà ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ bat1 paa3 fearless
- 只怕 zhǐ pà ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ zi2 paa3 I'm afraid that...
- 后怕 後怕 hòu pà ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ hau6 paa3 lingering fear
- 怕事 pà shì ㄆㄚˋ ㄕˋ paa3 si6 timid
- 怕死 pà sǐ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ paa3 sei2 to be scared of dying
- 怕生 pà shēng ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄥ paa3 saang1 fear of strangers
- 怕痒 怕癢 pà yǎng ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄤˇ paa3 joeng5 to be ticklish
- 怕羞 pà xiū ㄆㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ paa3 sau1 coy
- 惧怕 懼怕 jù pà ㄐㄩˋ ㄆㄚˋ geoi6 paa3 to be afraid
- 骇怕 駭怕 hài pà ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ haai5 paa3 to be afraid
- 惊怕 驚怕 jīng pà ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄚˋ ging1 paa3 alarmed
- 怕死鬼 pà sǐ guǐ ㄆㄚˋ ㄙˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ paa3 sei2 gwai2 afraid to die (contemptuous term)
- 谁怕谁 誰怕誰 shéi pà shéi ㄕㄟˊ ㄆㄚˋ ㄕㄟˊ seoi4 paa3 seoi4 bring it on!; who's afraid?
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā ㄕˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ si6 paa3 hong4 gaa1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
- 担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng shòu pà ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3 (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
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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- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 担惊受怕 擔驚受怕 dān jīng shòu pà ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄡˋ ㄆㄚˋ daam1 geng1 sau6 paa3 (idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious
- 鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 guǐ pà è rén ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ gwai2 paa3 ok3 jan4 lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā ㄕˋ ㄆㄚˋ ㄏㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ si6 paa3 hong4 gaa1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 bat1 lou5 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄠ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄠˇ bou2 dou1 mei6 lou5 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 返老还童 返老還童 fǎn lǎo huán tóng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ faan2 lou5 waan4 tung4 to recover one's youthful vigor
- 告老还乡 告老還鄉 gào lǎo huán xiāng ㄍㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄤ gou3 lou5 waan4 hoeng1 (idiom) to retire from official service due to old age and return to one's hometown
- 狗逮老鼠 gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄞˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ gau2 dai6 lou5 syu2 lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- 敬老尊贤 敬老尊賢 jìng lǎo zūn xián ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ging3 lou5 zyun1 jin4 to respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
- 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)
Example sentences
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一个 一個 除了 呼吸 之外 做 任何 事 之前 都 要 经过 經過 老婆 同意 的 男人 是 一个 一個 怕老婆 的 男人 。
A man who asks his wife's permission before taking any action except breathing is a henpecked husband.
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