老婆

老婆

1. (colloquial) wife

   老婆仔女 [Cantonese]  ―  lou⁵ po⁴ zai² neoi^5-2 [Jyutping]  ―  wife and children

   娶老婆  ―  qǔ lǎopo  ―  to marry a woman

   我給我老婆一個飛吻。 [MSC, trad.]
   我给我老婆一个飞吻。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gěi wǒ lǎopo yī ge fēiwěn. [Pinyin]

   I blew a kiss to my wife.

2. (Internet slang, ACG, neologism) waifu

   —「綾波麗是我老婆！」—「醒醒！」 [MSC, trad.]
   —「绫波丽是我老婆！」—「醒醒！」 [MSC, simp.]

   - “Língbō Lì shì wǒ lǎopo!” - “Xǐng xǐng!” [Pinyin]

   —"Ayanami Rei is my waifu!" —"Wake up!"

   死宅的老婆三月一換 [MSC, trad.]
   死宅的老婆三月一换 [MSC, simp.]

   sǐzhái de lǎopo sān yuè yī huàn [Pinyin]

   Otakus change their waifus every three months.

3. (Eastern Min) toad

• (wife):

• (toad):

• 老公 (lǎogōng)

老婆

1. (often endearing) old woman
2. (dated) (old) maidservant; amah

• (old woman): 阿婆 (āpó), 婆婆 (pópo), 老太婆 (lǎotàipó); (childish) 老婆婆 (lǎopópo); (Cantonese) 伯爺婆／伯爷婆; (Hakka) 老阿婆
• (maidservant): 老媽子／老妈子 (lǎomāzi); (Hokkien) 老婆仔 (lāu-pô-á)

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “老婆”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 349.

• (Tokyo) ろーば [róꜜòbà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːba̠]

老(ろう)婆(ば) • (rōba) ^{←らうば (rauba)?}

1. old woman

老婆 • (nopa) (hangeul 노파)

1. hanja form^? of 노파 (“old woman”)