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三姑六婆 (saam1 gu1 luk6 po4) — a group of gossipy women, a "sewing circle"; people who love to sow discord in Cantonese

saamˉ¹三guˉ¹姑lukˍ₆六poˎ₄婆
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 gu1 liu4 po2

Meaning of 三姑六婆

nouna group of gossipy women, a "sewing circle"; people who love to sow discord
noun(slang) gossipy women who like to gossipy and sow discord

Characters in 三姑六婆

三saam1
three; third; thrice
姑gu1
husband's mother; mother-in-law
六luk6
six
婆po4
one's grandmother

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