八婆

Chinese

eight grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
trad. (八婆) 八 婆
simp. #(八婆) 八 婆

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from Cantonese 八卦 (baat3 gwaa3, “to gossip”) + 婆 (po4, “woman”).

Pronunciation

Noun

八婆

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, colloquial, derogatory) nosey parker; meddling woman; bitch(Classifier: 條／条 c)

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