Hanzi
Traditional
婆
Simplified
婆

grandmother/matron/mother-in-law/(slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

pó

Bopomofo

ㄆㄛˊ

Jyutping

po4

Example sentences

老婆 lǎopó
他很愛他的老婆。
他很爱他的老婆。

He loves his wife very much.

外婆 wàipó
我打算這個週末去探望外婆。
我打算这个周末去探望外婆。

I plan to visit my maternal grandmother this weekend.

壽 / 寿 shòu
我們週末回老家為外婆做壽。
我们周末回老家为外婆做寿。

We went back to our family home over the weekend to celebrate our maternal grandmother’s birthday.

婆婆 pópo
婆婆對我非常好，把我當成親生女兒一樣看待。
婆婆对我非常好，把我当成亲生女儿一样看待。

My mother-in-law is very good to me; she treats me like her own daughter.

拜佛 bàifó
婆婆經常去寺廟拜佛，祈求全家人平安。
婆婆经常去寺庙拜佛，祈求全家人平安。

Grandma often goes to the temple to worship Buddha and pray for the family's safety.

Example Vocabulary

老婆

lao3'po2

wife (informal)

公婆

gong1'po2

外婆

wai4'po2

maternal grandmother

婆婆

po2'po

mother-in-law (husband's mother); old woman

三姑六婆

san1'gu1'liu4'po2

八婆

叔婆

shu1'po2

大老婆

da4'lao3'po

太婆

tai4'po2

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